- Meaning
- The good pleasure of God
- Arabic
- رضوان
- Say it
- rid-WAAN
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- The word is in the Quran, Surah At-Tawbah (9:72)
About the meaning
The Quran says the good pleasure of God is greater than the gardens (9:72). In later tradition Ridwan is also the name of the angel who keeps Paradise; the Quran does not name him.
Other spellings
Ridwan, Redouane, Rıdvan
Names from the same root (ر ض ي)
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Questions about Rizwan
What does Rizwan mean?
Rizwan means: The good pleasure of God. The Quran says the good pleasure of God is greater than the gardens (9:72). In later tradition Ridwan is also the name of the angel who keeps Paradise; the Quran does not name him.
Is Rizwan in the Quran?
Not as a person’s name, but the word is in the Quran, in Surah At-Tawbah (9:72).
Is Rizwan a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Rizwan is a boy’s name.
How do you write Rizwan in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Rizwan is written رضوان.