الغفار
Al-Ghaffar
Mwingi wa Kusamehe
Maana
Al-Ghaffar ni Yule anayesamehe dhambi mara kwa mara, kwa wingi, na daima. Umbo "Ghaffar" katika Kiarabu linaonyesha ukubwa na kurudia — hasamehi mara moja tu, bali tena na tena, bila kikomo. Haijalishi ni mara ngapi unaanguka, Al-Ghaffar yuko tayari kusamehe unaporejea kwake. Mtume (rehema na amani ziwe juu yake) alisema kwamba hata kama dhambi zako zingefikia mawingu ya angani, kisha ukamuomba Allah msamaha, angekusamehe. Jina hili ni chanzo cha matumaini makubwa — kwa wale wanaohisi dhambi zao ni kubwa mno, msamaha wa Al-Ghaffar ni mkubwa zaidi. Anasitiri dhambi, anaficha kasoro, na anafuta makosa.
Katika Quran
Surah Az-Zumar (39:53): "Say: O My servants who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins."
Tafakari ya Kila Siku
Je, kuna dhambi umekuwa ukiibeba kwa hatia, ukidhani ni kubwa mno kwa msamaha? Msamaha wa Al-Ghaffar hauna kikomo. Je, umemuomba kwa dhati?
Tendo la Leo
Make sincere istighfar (seeking forgiveness) 100 times today. Also forgive someone who wronged you — reflect Al-Ghaffar's quality of overlooking faults.
Dhikri
يا غفار (Ya Ghaffar)
Say it 100 times with a repentant heart, seeking His perpetual forgiveness.
Dua
اللهم يا غفار اغفر لي ذنوبي كلها دقّها وجلّها
O Allah, the Ever-Forgiving, forgive all my sins, the minor and the major.