- Meaning
- Very kind, full of compassion
- Arabic
- رؤوف
- Say it
- ra-'OOF
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- The word is in the Quran, Surah At-Tawbah (9:128)
About the meaning
The Quran describes the Prophet as rauf rahim, kind and merciful, to the believers (9:128).
Other spellings
Raouf
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Questions about Rauf
What does Rauf mean?
Rauf means: Very kind, full of compassion. The Quran describes the Prophet as rauf rahim, kind and merciful, to the believers (9:128).
Is Rauf in the Quran?
Not as a person’s name, but the word is in the Quran, in Surah At-Tawbah (9:128).
Is Rauf a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Rauf is a boy’s name.
How do you write Rauf in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Rauf is written رؤوف.