Sūrat Ṭāhā
Section 16 of 18 · Surah Studies · Mufti Abdul Rahman Mangera
I Am Oft-Forgiving
Verse 82 is of immense weight, and again it gives immense hope:
وَإِنِّى لَغَفَّارٌ لِّمَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَـٰلِحًا ثُمَّ ٱهْتَدَىٰ
“Surely I am the Most-Forgiving for him who repents and believes and acts righteously, then follows the right path.” (20:82)
I am Ghaffār — not merely Ghafūr, not merely Ghāfir. Allah uses all of these forms: one of them denotes the one who forgives; another the one who forgives frequently; another the one who forgives abundantly, the one who forgives enormous sins. Ghaffār is an intensified form of Ghāfir. I shall be oft-forgiving of those who seek repentance, and who believe, and who do good deeds — thumma ihtadā, and then are guided.