Surah Al-Ghafir with Translation (Soulful Recitation by Abdul Rahman Al Sudais)

Surah Al-Ghafir or Surah Al-Mu’min (Arabic: سورة غافر)
(The Forgiver/The Believer)
No. 40 (Revealed in Mecca)
Section (juz’ 24)
Number of Verses: 85
General Overview of the Chapter:
This Chapter has eighty five Verses and it was revealed in Mecca. The title Ghafir derives from the third Verse in which God Almighty is mentioned as the Oft-Forgiver of sin (Ghafir al-dhanb).
The other title of the Chapter is Mu’min alluding to the person who was at the service of Pharaoh and concealed his faith so as to render support to Moses.
The account of the person in question, known as the believer among Pharaoh’s people (mu’min al Fir’awn) may be found in Verses 28 ff. besides the accounts of Moses, Noah, ‘Ad, and Thamud, the Chapter treats of Divine Unity, Resurrection, and Divine Wisdom.
There are approximately twenty Verses concerning the believer among Pharaoh’s people which are not attested elsewhere in the Holy Qur’an.
There are seven consecutive Qur’anic Verses opening with Ha Mim; the Chapter in question is the first one in the series termed as Hawamim and the rest are: Fussilat, Shura, Zukhruf, Dukhan, Jathiya, and Ahqaf.
According to a Prophetic tradition Hawamim constitute the gist of the Holy Qur’an. The series is the crown of the Holy Qur’an and its fragrant flowers. God bestows His Bounties upon the reciter of these Verses as well as his neighbors, relatives, and friends and Divine Throne ask for his forgiveness.
Quran Reciter: Abdul Rahman Al Sudais
Abdul Rahman Ibn Abdul Aziz as-Sudais an-Najdi is a Saudi world renown qari, he was born in Saudi Arabia and he's originally from the Anza clan. Al Sudais is the leading imam of the Grand mosque in the Islamic city of Mecca.
At the age of 12, Al Sudais memorized the Holy Quran, and studied in the 'Al Muthana Bin Harith' Elementary School and was graduated in 1979 with a grade of excellent in ' Riyadh scientific Institution'.
Al Sudais studied in Riyadh University and received a degree in Sharia in 1983, and a Master from the Sharia College of Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in 1987. In 1995 he obtained a Ph.D in Islamic Sharia from Umm al-Qura University.
Sheikh AL Sudais is known for the particularity of his voice and for his emotional recitation of the Quran in accordance with Tajweed.
In 2005, he received the prize of the ' Islamic Personality Of the year' in the 9th annual Dubai International Holy Quran Award.
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