Which Surah and Juz is Quran 40:3 from?

This ayah is from Surah Ghafir (The Forgiver), the 40th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 24.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 40:3?

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

What tafsir is available for Quran 40:3?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Al-Jalalayn, Ibn Abbas — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

What topics does Quran 40:3 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Forgiveness, Tawhid, Divine Attributes, Repentance, Divine Punishment.

Ayah 2

تَنزِيلُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْعَل...

40:3Ghafir

Q: What does Quran 40:3 mean?

Quran 40:3 (Surah Ghafir, Ayah 3) translates to: "The forgiver of sin, acceptor of repentance, severe in punishment, owner of abundance. There is no deity except Him; to Him is the destination."

Ayah 4

مَا يُجَٰدِلُ فِىٓ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِي...

غَافِرِ ٱلذَّنۢبِ وَقَابِلِ ٱلتَّوْبِ شَدِيدِ ٱلْعِقَابِ ذِى ٱلطَّوْلِ ۖ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ إِلَيْهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

Ghaafiriz zambi wa qaabilit tawbi shadeedil 'iqaabi zit tawli laaa ilaaha illaa Huwa ilaihil maseer

The forgiver of sin, acceptor of repentance, severe in punishment, owner of abundance. There is no deity except Him; to Him is the destination.

Themes in this ayah

Explore in Habl →

Oneness of Allah99 Mercy & forgiveness98 Repentance93

Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.

7 other themes with weak connections

Labeled by AI and people · How this works

Follow this theme through GhafirFollow this theme

40:3Ayah 185

11 ayahs in Ghafir are strongly about the oneness of Allah. This is one of them.

Next on Oneness of Allah →40:12[They will be told], "That is because, when Allah was called upon alone, you disbelieved; but if others were associated with Him, you believed.

Tafsir

Scholars offer complementary perspectives

View Full Tafsir: Al-Jalalayn on 40:3→

Forgiver of sins for believers and Accepter of repentance from them al-tawb is the verbal noun Severe in punishment of disbelievers — in other words One Who makes it severe for them — One of abundant bounty bestower of abundant grace — God is eternally possessed of all of these attributes and so the annexation construction using the derivatives of these attributes is for the purposes of characterisation as in the case of the last. There is no god except Him; to Him is the journeying the ultimate return.

“He (Allah) is the One, deserving that mankind should be afraid of, and should be dutiful to Him, and should not take any Ilah (god) along with Him, and He is the One Who forgives (sins).” Then he said: “Allah says: ‘I am the One Who deserves to be feared, so no other god should be appointed alongside Me. Whoever avoids appointing another god alongside Me, I am the One Who should forgive him.” Another chain reports a similar hadith.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3412Anas bin Malik narrated that:Sahih

The Messenger of Allah said regarding this Ayah: “He is the One deserving of the Taqwa, and He is the One Who forgives. – he said: ‘Allah, Blessed is He and Most High, said: “I am the most worthy to have Taqwa of, so whoever has Taqwa of Me, not having any god besides Me, then I am most worthy that I forgive him.”