What Ar-Rahim means
Ar-Rahim means the One who is always merciful and keeps showing mercy to His servants, again and again. Ar-Rahman tells us how wide His mercy is; Ar-Rahim tells us that His mercy keeps reaching us. The Qur'an says He is 'ever Merciful to the believers' (33:43), and they will receive the fullest share of His mercy in the Hereafter. Guidance, forgiveness and Paradise are all signs of this mercy.
- Arabic
- الرَّحِيمُ
- Root
- ر ح م: mercy
- Meaning
- The Most Merciful
In the Qur'an
This name is mentioned in the Qur'an.
وَإِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌۭ وَٰحِدٌۭ ۖ لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
هُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُصَلِّى عَلَيْكُمْ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتُهُۥ لِيُخْرِجَكُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ ۚ وَكَانَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَحِيمًۭا
Living by this name
Be gentle and forgiving with people, hoping for His mercy. Pray: Rabbirhamhuma kama rabbayani saghira, My Lord, have mercy on my parents as they raised me when I was small (17:24).