No. 2 in the enumeration

الرحيم

ar-Rahim

ar-Rahim — The Bestower of Mercy. Name 2 in the enumeration of the most beautiful names in the Tirmidhi hadith.

Overview

ar-Rahim — The Bestower of Mercy. It is name number 2 in the enumeration of God's most beautiful names in the hadith of Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him) at al-Tirmidhi 1; Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya devoted a chapter of Jala' al-Afham to explaining these names 2.

In the Qur'an

The name occurs in the Qur'an, among them: 1:1، 1:3، 10:1، 10:107، 100:1، 101:1، 102:1، 103:1، 104:1، 105:1، 106:1، 107:1، 108:1، 109:1، 11:1، 110:1، 111:1، 112:1، 113:1، 114:1، 12:1، 12:98، 13:1، 14:1، 15:1، 15:49، 16:1، 17:1، 18:1، 19:1، 2:1، 2:128، 2:160، 2:163، 2:37، 2:54، 20:1، 21:1، 22:1، 23:1.

In the Sunna

Abu Hurayra reports: 'God has ninety-nine names — a hundred less one; whoever enumerates them enters Paradise' 3.

In the Qur'an

From the righteous' stories

Paired names

Sources

  1. Jami' al-Tirmidhi
  2. Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Jala' al-Afham
  3. Sahih Muslim

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