40 Ghafir (Forgiving)/al mumin
Mecca 60 [85 verses]
40:1 [Asad] Ha; Mim. 1
40:2 THE BESTOWAL from on high of this divine writ issues from God, the Almighty, the All- Knowing,
(40:3) forgiving sins and accepting repentance, severe in retribution, limitless in His bounty. There is no deity save Him: with Him is all journeys' end.
حم
﴿١﴾
40:1. Ha Mim.
C4356. See the Introduction to this Surah.
تَنزِيلُ
الْكِتَابِ
مِنَ اللَّهِ
الْعَزِيزِ
الْعَلِيمِ
﴿٢﴾
2. The revelation of this Book is from Allah, Exalted in Power, Full of Knowledge --
C4357. This verse is the same as Surah 39:1, except for the last words describing the attribute of Allah.
In Surah 39:1, it was "Full of Wisdom", because stress was laid on the wisdom of Allah's Plan in ordering His World. In this Surah the stress is laid on Allah's Knowledge, before which the shallow knowledge of men is vain (40:83).
غَافِرِ
الذَّنبِ وَقَابِلِ
التَّوْبِ...
3. Who forgiveth Sin, accepteth Repentance,
C4358. Allah's knowledge is supreme and all-reaching. But there are other attributes of His, which concern us even more intimately; e.g., He forgives sin and accepts our repentance when it is sincere and results in our change of heart and life:
but He is also just, and strict in punishment; and so no loophole will be left for Evil except in repentance. And further, all His attributes reach forward to everything: His Mercy, as well as His Knowledge and Justice; His Bounties as well as His Punishments.
... شَدِيدِ الْعِقَابِ ذِي الطَّوْلِ ...
is strict in Punishment, and hath a Long Reach (in all things).
... لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ...
There is no god but He:
... إِلَيْهِ الْمَصِيرُ ﴿٣﴾
to Him is the Final Goal.