SURAH 40 OF 114
Ghafir
The Forgiver
غافر
Surah Ghafir (The Forgiver) is the 40th chapter of the Qur’an. It has 85 Ayahs, was revealed in Makkah, and falls in Juz 24.
- Ayahs
- 85
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Juz
- 24
- Order in the Qur’an
- 40 of 114
- By length
- 26th longest
Quick answers
How many Ayahs are in Surah Ghafir?
Surah Ghafir has 85 Ayahs. It is the 26th longest Surah of the 114.
Where was Surah Ghafir revealed?
In Makkah, which makes it a Makki Surah.
Which Juz is Surah Ghafir in?
It sits entirely within Juz 24.
What does Ghafir mean?
Ghafir (غافر) is usually rendered in English as “The Forgiver”.
Practising this Surah on SurahSpot
Opening Surah Ghafir in Learning Blocks gives you the full Arabic with a translation beside it, and remembers where you stopped. From there you can hide individual Ayahs and rebuild them from memory, or hide the whole Surah and work through it in sequence — which is the part a plain reader cannot do.
The game modes draw their rounds from across all 114 Surahs rather than one, so they are practice for recognition in general: naming a Surah from a recited Ayah, estimating Ayah counts, and choosing the Ayah that comes next. The how it works page explains the scoring.