وَإِنِّى لَغَفَّارٌ لِّمَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا ثُمَّ ٱهْتَدَىٰ ٨٢
But indeed, I am the Perpetual Forgiver of whoever repents and believes and does righteousness and then continues in guidance.
عَبْد الْغَفَّار
Abdul Ghaffar: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin ʿAbd al-Ghaffār
Name of Allah“Servant of the Ever-Forgiving”
Abdul Ghaffar in Islam
The Prophet ﷺ said: “The most beloved of your names to Allah are ʿAbd Allah and ʿAbd al-Rahman” (Muslim 2132), and scholars add to them all names formed on a name of Allah. The name al-Ghaffar occurs 5 times in the Quran; its page in the 99 Names section gives its meaning and verses.
Meaning of the name Abdul Ghaffar
ʿAbd al-Ghaffar joins ʿabd with al-Ghaffar, an intensive form of the root gh-f-r of forgiveness (ghafara, “to cover”): the One who forgives again and again and covers the faults of His servants. The Quran has Nuh say: “Ask forgiveness of your Lord, for He is Ever-Forgiving” (71:10). The name is mostly given in South Asia and the Middle East.
- In Arabic
- عَبْد الْغَفَّار عبد الغفار
- Transliteration
- ʿAbd al-Ghaffār
- Root
- غ ف ر · 234 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Abdul Ghaffar in the Quran?
This name is built on a name of Allah found in the Quran; its verses are on the page of that name.
رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفَّٰرُ ٦٦
Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver."
All the words of the root غ ف ر in the Quran (234 occurrences)
In the hadiths
Authentic
Sahih Muslim 2132
Indeed, the dearest of your names to Allah is ‘Abdullah and ‘Abdur-Rahmān
"Indeed, the dearest of your names to Allah is ‘Abdullah and ‘Abdur-Rahmān."
إِنَّ أَحَبَّ أَسْمَائِكُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ "
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Abdul Ghaffar in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Abdul Ghaffar in each language
- French
- Abdelghaffar, Abdelghafar
- English
- Abdul Ghaffar, Abdulghaffar
- Spanish
- Abdul Ghaffar
- Turkish
- Abdülgaffar
- Arabic
- عَبْد الْغَفَّار