عَبْد الرَّحِيم
Boy Arabic origin ʿAbd al-Raḥīm
Name of Allah“Servant of the Most Merciful”
The Prophet ﷺ said: “The most beloved of your names to Allah are ʿAbd Allah and ʿAbd al-Rahman” (Muslim 2132), and scholars add to them all names formed on a name of Allah. The name al-Rahim occurs 114 times in the Quran; its page in the 99 Names section gives its meaning and verses.
ʿAbd al-Rahim joins ʿabd with al-Rahim, from the root r-h-m of mercy: the One whose mercy reaches the believers in particular, while al-Rahman expresses the mercy that embraces all creation. The two names open every surah in the basmala. It is written Abderrahim in the Maghreb and Abdurrahim in Turkey.
This name is built on a name of Allah found in the Quran; its verses are on the page of that name.
هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ هُوَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ٢٢
He is Allāh, other than whom there is no deity, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed. He is the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ١
In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
All the words of the root ر ح م in the Quran (339 occurrences)
"Indeed, the dearest of your names to Allah is ‘Abdullah and ‘Abdur-Rahmān."
إِنَّ أَحَبَّ أَسْمَائِكُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ "
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Abdur Rahim in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
