RAHMAN, AR-

Beneficient, Gracious, Compassionate, Merciful. One of the 99 names of Allah.

This name/attribute of God was also used by Arabian Jews and Christians before the time of Muhammad's ministry. But it was the name of a Pagan god in Southern Arabia as well.

The origin of this name in the Qur'an is discussed in more detail in these articles:

- Did the Meccans Worship Yahweh God?
- Ar-Rahman of the Quran: A Pagan Deity or the God of the Bible?

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