Ghafir (, ; "The All-Forgiving", referring to God), also known as Al-Muʼmin (, ; The Believer),The 1698 Maracci Quran notes some chapters have two or more titles, occasioned by the existence of different copies in the Arabic.(George Sale Preliminary discourse 3) is the 40th chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an, with 85 verses (āyāt). 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. This surah is also often called al-Ghafir (the All-Forgiving) because of the Divine Name mentioned in verse 3.
Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is traditionally believed to be a Meccan surah, from the second Meccan period (615–619).
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 Judgement 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 The creation of the heavens and the earth is certainly greater than the re-creation of humankind, but most people do not know 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 They all repented when too late to availRev. E. M. Wherry, M.A., A Complete Index to Sale's Text, Preliminary Discourse, and Notes
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Quran 40, 2020 Mustafa Khattab translation Q40:1, a verse-by-verse comparison of various translations