Boy's name · Abd- name (servant of Allah)
Abdul-Ghafur: meaning and origin
عبد الغفور- Meaning
- Servant of the All-Forgiving
- Arabic
- عبد الغفور
- Say it
- ab-dul-gha-FOOR
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Abd- name (servant of Allah)
- Also spelled
- Abdul Ghafoor, Abdul Gafur
- Source
- Quran 10:107
About this name of Allah
Al-Ghafur, "the All-Forgiving, the Merciful" (Quran 10:107).
وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ ٱللَّهُ بِضُرٍّۢ فَلَا كَاشِفَ لَهُۥٓ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ وَإِن يُرِدْكَ بِخَيْرٍۢ فَلَا رَآدَّ لِفَضْلِهِۦ ۚ يُصِيبُ بِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Surah Yunus, 10:107 · Read it with translation and audio
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdul-Ghafur to Ghafur.
Read more about this name in the 99 Names of Allah.
‘Abd- names follow the hadith: “The most beloved of your names to Allah are ‘Abdullah and ‘Abd ar-Rahman” (Sahih Muslim 2132).
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Frequently asked questions
What does the name Abdul-Ghafur mean?
Servant of the All-Forgiving.
How do you pronounce Abdul-Ghafur?
Say it as ab-dul-gha-FOOR; capitals mark the stressed syllable. In Arabic it is written عبد الغفور.
Is Abdul-Ghafur in the Quran?
The name of Allah in it appears in the Quran, for example in Surah Yunus (10:107). The full name Abdul-Ghafur means servant of the All-Forgiving.
Can Abdul-Ghafur be shortened?
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdul-Ghafur to Ghafur.
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