"The All-Forgiving", referring to God, also known as Al-Muʼmin (Arabic: المؤمن, ’al-mu’min; meaning: The Believer) is the 40th chapter of the Qur'an, with 85 verses. It takes its name from verse 28 which mentions a distinguished believer from among the clan of the Pharaoh who supported Moses, referring to him as a "believing man," hence al-Mu'min; The Believer. However, this surah is most often called al-Ghafir (the All-Forgiving) because of the Divine Name mentioned in verse 3
Summary
- 1-3 The Quran a revelation from the only true God
- 4 It is denied by none but unbelievers
- 4-6 Confederated infidels, however prosperous, are doomed
- 7-9 The angels intercede for true believers
- 10-12 Infidels shall repent in hell, but in vain
- 13-15 God to be worshipped as the Supreme Being
- 16-18 Judgment Day shall come suddenly
- 19-21 Ungodly men shall have no intercessor
- 22-23 Former infidels destroyed to warn those coming after
- 24-25 Moses called a sorcerer and a liar
- 26-27 He and his followers persecuted by Pharaoh and his people
- 28 Moses takes refuge in the Lord
- 29-30 A true believer espouses the cause of Moses
- 31-37 He warns Pharaoh and his people against unbelief
- 38-39 Pharaoh orders a tower to be built up to heaven
- 40 Pharaoh regards Moses as a liar
- 41-47 The true believer exhorts the Egyptians to believe in the God of Moses
- 48 God delivers the true believer from the devices of Pharaoh and his people
- 49 Pharaoh and his people condemned to hell-fire
- 50-53 Infidels shall reproach each other in hell, and call on their keepers for help in vain
- 54-55 God assists his apostles in this world and in the next
- 56 Moses received the Book of the Law
- 57 Muhammad commanded to be patient, and to ask pardon for his sin
- 58 Muhammad to fly for refuge to God against proud infidels
- 59 God manifested to creation, but few men understand
- 60 The righteous and the evil not equal
- 61 The judgment-day sure to come
- 62 Rejectors of God shall be rejected
- 63-66 The true God rejected by ungrateful men
- 67-68 The true God alone to be worshipped
- 69-70 God the Sovereign Creator of all things
- 71-76 The miserable lot of those who reject the Scriptures
- 77 Muhammad to persevere patiently
- 78 No apostle ever wrought miracles without God’s permission
- 79-81 God revealed in his works of providence
- 82-83 Former infidels were destroyed for their unbelief
- 84-85
