رَبَّنَا ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلْحِسَابُ ٤١
Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers the Day the account is established."
Quran verses about Forgiveness and seeking forgiveness (istighfar)
المغفرة والاستغفار
41 verses in 20 surahs · 12 subtopics
Seeking Allah’s forgiveness is commanded in these verses, which also describe those promised it: those who repent and reform, who believe and do good, the God-fearing and the patient. They record how believers and prophets such as Moses, Abraham and Solomon asked for forgiveness, and forbid seeking it on behalf of an associator or a hypocrite.
Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.
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- All verses 41
- The command to seek forgiveness 12
- Moses seeks forgiveness 3
- Abraham seeks forgiveness 2
- Solomon seeks forgiveness 1
- Seeking forgiveness promptly, a cause of repentance being accepted 2
- No seeking forgiveness for an associator or a hypocrite 2
- Those promised forgiveness: whoever repents and reforms 6
- Those promised forgiveness: praise for those who seek it 2
- Those promised forgiveness: the pious 1
- Those promised forgiveness: those who believe and do good 6
- Those promised forgiveness: the patient and those who fear their Lord unseen 1
- This is how the believers seek forgiveness 5
Abraham seeks forgiveness · 2 verses
وَٱغْفِرْ لِأَبِىٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ ٨٦
And forgive my father. Indeed, he has been of those astray.
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Verses gathered from a human-made thematic index of the Quran; the introduction summarises its subtopics. For a legal opinion, consult a scholar.