- Meaning
- Merciful, compassionate
- Arabic
- رحيم
- Say it
- ra-HEEM
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- The word is in the Quran, Surah At-Tawbah (9:128)
About the meaning
Al-Rahim is a name of God; a person is called Rahim without al-. The Quran describes the Prophet as kind and merciful, rauf rahim (9:128).
Other spellings
Raheem
Names from the same root (ر ح م)
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Questions about Rahim
What does Rahim mean?
Rahim means: Merciful, compassionate. Al-Rahim is a name of God; a person is called Rahim without al-. The Quran describes the Prophet as kind and merciful, rauf rahim (9:128).
Is Rahim in the Quran?
Not as a person’s name, but the word is in the Quran, in Surah At-Tawbah (9:128).
Is Rahim a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Rahim is a boy’s name.
How do you write Rahim in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Rahim is written رحيم.