Mercy and forgiveness
Ar-Raʾūf ٱلرَّءُوف
The Most Kind: raʾfah is mercy at its most tender, warding off hardship before it lands.
11 āyāt · 8 sūrahs · root ر ا ف
Why Allah uses this name
Classical distinguishes raʾfah from as the gentler and more intense: it appears where a burden could have been imposed and was lightened.
Take this with you
Notice the hardships that never reached you. They are this name at work.
'Indeed Allah is, to the people, and (2:143).
Qurʾān 2:143
Where it appears in the Qur'an
Counted from the muṣḥaf text as served by the Quran.com API. A few occurrences describe someone other than Allah; read the āyah in place to see which.
2. Sūrat Al-Baqarah البقرة
2 āyahs
āyah 143, 207
3. Sūrat Āl ʿImrān آل عمران
1 āyah
āyah 30
9. Sūrat At-Tawbah التوبة
2 āyahs
āyah 117, 128
16. Sūrat An-Naḥl النحل
2 āyahs
āyah 7, 47
22. Sūrat Al-Ḥajj الحج
1 āyah
āyah 65
24. Sūrat An-Nūr النور
1 āyah
āyah 20
57. Sūrat Al-Ḥadīd الحديد
1 āyah
āyah 9
59. Sūrat Al-Ḥashr الحشر
1 āyah
āyah 10
Names it closes āyāt with
The Qur'an often seals an āyah with two names together. These are the pairings this name appears in most.
Names close to this one
Ar-Raḥmān ٱلرَّحْمَٰن
The Exceedingly Merciful: mercy as an overwhelming, essential attribute reaching all creation.
Ar-Raḥīm ٱلرَّحِيم
The Bestower of Mercy: that same mercy in continuous action, and specifically toward the believers.
Al-Ghaffār ٱلْغَفَّار
The Repeatedly Forgiving: forgiveness given again and again to the one who keeps returning.
Al-Laṭīf ٱللَّطِيف
The Subtle and Gentle: He reaches the finest hidden thing, and arranges good by means you never see.
Al-Ḥalīm ٱلْحَلِيم
The Forbearing: He does not hasten punishment, though He has full power to.
Al-Ghafūr ٱلْغَفُور
The Ever-Forgiving: He covers sins and then does not expose their doer.
Ash-Shakūr ٱلشَّكُور
The Most Appreciative: He multiplies the reward of a small deed and never lets it go unnoticed.
Al-Wadūd ٱلْوَدُود
The Most Loving: He loves His believing servants and is loved by them.