a single soul" (Qura'n, 31:28). To the Almighty, the creation of the entire cosmos is as easy as
the creation of one single soul: "Our word for a thing when We intend it is only to say to it:
Be, and it is" (Qura'n, 16:40). Allah has required us to revere His signs; He says, "That (shall
be so), and whoever respects the signs of Allah, it surely is (the sign) of the piety of the
hearts" (Qura'n, 22:32). One who highly regards the signs of Allah, respects religious rites,
holds in high esteem anything related to Allah, is surely held in high esteem by both Allah
and His servants.
The Messenger of Allah, Muhammed, has conveyed the following glad tidings: "One who
learns then becomes fully knowledgeable then acts upon what he has learned is called great in
the kingdom of the heavens."
Ibn Abbas quotes the Messenger of Allah saying, "If someone enters a room to visit a sick person on the brink of death and he repeats seven times the saying of:I plead to Allah the
Great, Lord of the Great Throne, to heal you,' that sick person will be healed by the Will of
Allah."
- "Al-Ghafoor"
Allah has said, "... surely Allah forgives the faults all of them; surely He is the Forgiving, the
Merciful" (Qura'n, 39:53).
"Al-Ghafoor" is derived from the root word ghafr, veiling or covering. He is al-Ghafoor
because He quite often veils the sins and forgives those who commit them. He does not
dispute about them with His servants. Maghfira means the covering and the forgiving of sins.
Allah's forgiveness means His protection of a servant of His against His torment. Its verb
means: to openly overlook his sins.
Al-Ghafoor is the Master Whose power is perfect; He may unconditionally forgive due to the
favours He bestows upon His servants, and to His benevolence.
The Holy Qura'n has referred quite often to forgiveness, and Allah has diversified it so that
the hearts of those who disobey Him may not lose hope of His mercy, and so that no criminal
will despond of the mercy of Allah. He forgives the sins and accepts the repentance. In Surat
Ghfir, we recite this verse: "The One Who forgives the faults and Who accepts repentance,
Who is Severe in punishing, the Lord of bounty" (Qura'n, 40:3). Other such references are as
follows:
... so forgive us and have mercy on us; You are the best of those who forgive. (7:155) Most
surely I am the most Forgiving to one who repents and believes and does good deeds then
continues to follow the right guidance. (20:82) He has created the heavens and the earth with
the truth; He makes the night cover the day and the day overtake the night, and He has made