No. 1 in the enumeration

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ar-Rahman

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

Overview

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.

In the Qur'an

In hadith

In the seerah

Paired names

Sources

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

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