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ar-Rahman — The Most Merciful

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ar-Rahman — The Most Merciful. Name 1 in the enumeration of the most beautiful names in the Tirmidhi hadith.

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ar-Rahman — The Most Merciful. It is name number 1 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، 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، 13:1، 14:1، 15:1، 16:1، 17:1، 17:110، 18:1، 19:1، 19:45، 19:58، 19:61، 19:69، 19:75، 19:78، 19:85، 19:87، 19:88، 19:93، 19:96، 2:1.

In the Sunna

Abu Hurayra reports: 'God has ninety-nine names — a hundred less one; whoever enumerates them enters Paradise' 3. Reports naming this name include: 3803، 4450، 1650، 2466، 2541، 2694، 1.79، 1064.

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Mentioned in
The Treaty of Hudaybiyya· Bukhari 3803 — The Throne shook at Sa'd ibn Mu'adh's death· Bukhari 4450 — Where am I tomorrow; the death in Aisha's room· Muslim 1650 — Do not ask for authority; expiate your oath· Muslim 2466 — The Throne shook at Sa'd ibn Mu'adh's death· Muslim 2541 — Do not revile any of my Companions (Khalid and Abd al-Rahman)· Muslim 2694 — Two phrases light on the tongue, heavy on the scale· Muwatta 79· Muwatta 1064· Qur'an 1:1· Qur'an 1:3· Qur'an 10:1· Qur'an 100:1· Qur'an 101:1· Qur'an 102:1· Qur'an 103:1· Qur'an 104:1· Qur'an 105:1· Qur'an 106:1· Qur'an 107:1· Qur'an 108:1· Qur'an 109:1· Qur'an 11:1· Qur'an 110:1· Qur'an 111:1· Qur'an 112:1· Qur'an 113:1· Qur'an 114:1· Qur'an 12:1· Qur'an 13:1· Qur'an 14:1· Qur'an 15:1· Qur'an 16:1· Qur'an 17:1· Qur'an 17:110· Qur'an 18:1· Qur'an 19:1· Qur'an 19:45· Qur'an 19:58· Qur'an 19:61· Qur'an 19:69· Qur'an 19:75· Qur'an 19:78· Qur'an 19:85· Qur'an 19:87· Qur'an 19:88· Qur'an 19:93· Qur'an 19:96· Qur'an 2:1· Qur'an 2:163· Qur'an 20:1· Qur'an 20:109· Qur'an 20:5· Qur'an 20:90· Qur'an 21:1· Qur'an 21:112· Qur'an 21:26· Qur'an 21:36· Qur'an 21:42· Qur'an 22:1· Qur'an 23:1· Qur'an 24:1· Qur'an 25:1· Qur'an 25:59· Qur'an 25:60· Qur'an 25:63· Qur'an 26:1· Qur'an 26:5· Qur'an 27:1· Qur'an 27:30· Qur'an 28:1· Qur'an 29:1· Qur'an 3:1· Qur'an 30:1· Qur'an 31:1· Qur'an 32:1· Qur'an 33:1· Qur'an 34:1· Qur'an 35:1· Qur'an 36:1· Qur'an 36:11· Qur'an 36:15· Qur'an 36:23· Qur'an 36:52· Qur'an 37:1· Qur'an 38:1· Qur'an 39:1· Qur'an 4:1· Qur'an 40:1· Qur'an 41:1· Qur'an 41:2· Qur'an 42:1· Qur'an 43:1· Qur'an 43:19· Qur'an 43:20· Qur'an 43:36· Qur'an 43:45· Qur'an 44:1· Qur'an 45:1· Qur'an 46:1· Qur'an 47:1· Qur'an 48:1· Qur'an 49:1· Qur'an 5:1· Qur'an 50:1· Qur'an 50:33· Qur'an 51:1· Qur'an 52:1· Qur'an 53:1· Qur'an 54:1· Qur'an 55:1· Qur'an 56:1· Qur'an 57:1· Qur'an 58:1· Qur'an 59:1· Qur'an 59:22· Qur'an 6:1· Qur'an 60:1· Qur'an 61:1· Qur'an 62:1· Qur'an 63:1· Qur'an 64:1· Qur'an 65:1· Qur'an 66:1· Qur'an 67:1· Qur'an 67:19· Qur'an 67:20· Qur'an 67:29· Qur'an 67:3· Qur'an 68:1· Qur'an 69:1· Qur'an 7:1· Qur'an 70:1· Qur'an 71:1· Qur'an 72:1· Qur'an 73:1· Qur'an 74:1· Qur'an 75:1· Qur'an 76:1· Qur'an 77:1· Qur'an 78:1· Qur'an 78:37· Qur'an 78:38· Qur'an 79:1· Qur'an 8:1· Qur'an 80:1· Qur'an 81:1· Qur'an 82:1· Qur'an 83:1· Qur'an 84:1· Qur'an 85:1· Qur'an 86:1· Qur'an 87:1· Qur'an 88:1· Qur'an 89:1· Qur'an 90:1· Qur'an 91:1· Qur'an 92:1· Qur'an 93:1· Qur'an 94:1· Qur'an 95:1· Qur'an 96:1· Qur'an 97:1· Qur'an 98:1· Qur'an 99:1
Part of
The most beautiful names of God (asma' Allah al-husna)
Related to
ar-Rahim — The Bestower of Mercy

People and things also explored

Muhammad· Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf· al-Azim — The Magnificent· ar-Rahim — The Bestower of Mercy· The most beautiful names of God (asma' Allah al-husna)· Ibn 'Abd al-Barr· Jabir ibn Abdullah· Khalid ibn al-Walid

Sources

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