Boy's name · Abd- name (servant of Allah)
Abdur-Rahman: meaning and origin
عبد الرحمن- Meaning
- Servant of the Most Merciful
- Arabic
- عبد الرحمن
- Say it
- ab-dur-rah-MAAN
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Abd- name (servant of Allah)
- Also spelled
- Abdul Rahman, Abdurrahman, Abdel Rahman
- Source
- Quran 25:63; Sahih Muslim 2132
About this name of Allah
One of the two names most beloved to Allah (Sahih Muslim 2132). The Quran praises "the servants of the Most Merciful" (25:63). 'Abd ar-Rahman ibn 'Awf, one of the ten promised Paradise, carried it.
وَعِبَادُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ هَوْنًۭا وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ ٱلْجَٰهِلُونَ قَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًۭا
Surah Al-Furqaan, 25:63 · Read it with translation and audio
Use the full name. Rahman on its own is a name of Allah alone, so the child should not be called Rahman.
Read more about this name in the 99 Names of Allah.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the name Abdur-Rahman mean?
Servant of the Most Merciful.
How do you pronounce Abdur-Rahman?
Say it as ab-dur-rah-MAAN; capitals mark the stressed syllable. In Arabic it is written عبد الرحمن.
Is Abdur-Rahman in the Quran?
The name of Allah in it appears in the Quran, for example in Surah Al-Furqaan (25:63). The full name Abdur-Rahman means servant of the Most Merciful.
Can Abdur-Rahman be shortened?
Use the full name. Rahman on its own is a name of Allah alone, so the child should not be called Rahman.
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