Rahman (name)
Rahman (Arabic: رحمن, Raḥmān) is an Arabic origin surname meaning "gracious", "King", "merciful" or "Lord" based on the triconsonantal root R-Ḥ-M. With nisba (Arabic onomastic), the name becomes Rahmani, means "descendant of the gracious one" and is also used as a surname.
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Pronunciation | Rah-man |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Origin | |
Meaning | Gracious, Merciful, King, Lord |
Region of origin | Arabian Peninsula |
Other names | |
Related names | Abd al-Rahman |
See also | Rahim |
In Islam, Ar-Rahman (The Most Gracious) is one of the Names of God.[1]
People
[edit]- A. R. Rahman (born 1967), Oscar Award-winning Indian music composer, singer, and songwriter
- Aarif Lee (born Aarif Rahman), Chinese-Canadian singer, songwriter and actor
- Hasim Rahman, former heavyweight boxing champion
- Merina Rahman, Bangladeshi Jatiya Party politician and Member of Parliament
- Mizan Rahman (1932–2015), Bangladeshi Canadian mathematician and writer
- Naa'imur Zakariyah Rahman, attempted assassin of Theresa May
- Perween Rahman (1957–2013), Pakistani social activist
- Talyn Rahman-Figueroa (born 1985), Diplomatic Director and novelist
- Tahera Rahman (born 1991), American newscaster[2]
- Tahmidur Rahman (born 1963), Bangladeshi chess player
- Zoe Rahman (born 1971), English jazz composer and pianist
Variations
[edit]Rahman has many ways to be written in different languages.
Second half of compound name
[edit]See the following pages:
- Abd al-Rahman
- Anisur Rahman
- Ata-ur-Rahman
- Azizur Rahman
- Fazl ur Rahman
- Habib ur Rahman
- Khalil-ur-Rehman
- Lutfur Rahman (disambiguation)
- Mahbubur Rahman
- Matiur Rahman
- Mizanur Rahman
- Saifur Rahman
- Shafiq ur Rahman
- Shamsur Rahman
- Ziaur Rahman
Also the following individual names:
- Abdur Rehman Peshawari (1886–1925), Turkish soldier, journalist and diplomat
- Ahfaz-ur-Rahman (born 1942), Pakistani journalist, writer and poet
- Ahfaz-ur-Rahman (born 1942), Pakistani journalist, writer and poet
- Ahsan ur Rehman Mazari (born 1981), Pakistani politician
- Akbar-ur-Rehman (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer
- Alaur Rahman (born 1960), Bangladeshi-born British singer
- Asad Ur Rehman, Pakistani politician
- Maqbular Rahman Sarkar (1928–1985), Bangladeshi academic and tenth vice-chancellor of Rajshahi University
- Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman (born 1970), Pakistani Politician
- Fasih Ur Rehman, Pakistani dancer
- Hafeez Ur Rehman, Pakistani politician
- Hafizur Rahman (born 1959), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Hasan Hafizur Rahman (1932–1983), Bangladeshi author and newspaper editor
- Hifz-ur-Rehman (died 1970), Pakistani archaeologist, historian and linguist
- Ijaz-ur-Rehman (born 1983), Pakistani ten-pin bowler
- Latif-ur-Rehman (born 1929), Pakistani field hockey player
- Latifur Rahman (1936–2017), Chief Justice of Bangladesh
- Latifur Rahman (businessman) (1945–2020), Bangladeshi businessman
- Montazur Rahman Akbar (born 1957), Bangladeshi film director, screenwriter and producer
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975), founding leader of Bangladesh
- Mujibur Rehman, Indian anti-corruption activist
- Mujibur Rahman, a regular TV guest (Mujibur and Sirajul)
- Muhammad Muneeb ur Rehman, Pakistani grand mufti
- Naimur Rahman (born 1974), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Nasim Ur Rehman, Pakistani industrialist and politician
- Raza-ur-Rehman (born 1985), Canadian cricketer
- Riaz-ur-Rehman (1940–1966), Pakistani cricketer
- Riaz ur Rehman Saghar (1940–2013) Pakistani poet and lyricist active in cinema
- Sadiq-ur-Rahman Kidwai, Indian writer
- Sadiqur Rahman (born 1987), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri (1943–2006), Indian writer
- Shafi ur Rahman (born 1929), judge of Supreme Court of Pakistan
- Shafiur Rahman (1918–1952), martyr of the Bangladesh language movement
- Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, Pakistani newspaper editor
- Tanzil-ur-Rahman (born 1928) Pakistani jurist and Islamic scholar
- Wali-ur-Rehman (c. 1970–2013), Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander
- Waliur Rahman Bhuiyan (born 1952), Bangladeshi businessman
- Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi (born c. 1960), a leader of Lashkar-e-Taiba
Alias
[edit]- Rahman, alias of Iskandar bin Rahmat, Singaporean convicted murderer and former police officer who was under a sentence of death since December 2015 for the 2013 Kovan double murders of Tan Boon Sin and Tan Chee Heong in Singapore.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Harvey, Ramon (2020). Hashas, Mohammed; al-Khatib, Mutaz (eds.). "6 Qurʾanic Values and Modernity in Contemporary Islamic Ethics: Taha Abderrahmane and Fazlur Rahman in Conversation". Islamic Ethics and the Trusteeship Paradigm: Taha Abderrahmane’s Philosophy in Comparative Perspectives. الأخلاق الإسلامية ونسق الائتمانية: مقاربات في فلسفة طه عبد الرحمن. Brill: 150–169. ISBN 978-90-04-43836-1. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ "Meet the first American TV reporter to wear a hijab on the air". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2018-10-10.