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99 Names of Allah – Asma ul Husna أسماء الله الحسنى بالانجليزية
Ar-Raheem
Allah calls Himself Ar-Raheem— The Bestower of Mercy, The Most
Compassionate— on 93 occasions in the Quran, 112 times in the
basmalah. Ar-Raheem is the One who bestows His continuous mercy
on all of creation and who bestows even more grace and greater
rewards in response to the good deeds of the believers!
The Most Compassionate, the Bestower of Mercy
Both raheem and rahmaan come from the root Raa-Haa-Meem,
which points to four main meanings. The first meaning is to have
gentleness and to love, the second is to have mercy. The third meaning
is to show favour, and the fourth meaning is to have all that is required
for beneficence.
This root appears 339 times in the Quran in nine derived forms.
Examples of these forms are turhamoona (“receive mercy”), ruhman
(in affection”), and ar-raahimeena (“[of]those who show mercy”).
Linguistically, raheem shows continuity or repetition (the ending
of –ee(m)). For example jameel means beautiful and kareem means
honourable or generous, which reflect characteristics or states.
Related to Ar-Rahmaan, Ar-Raheem refers to the action or the effect
of Allah’s intense mercy on creation, indicating how this mercy
encompasses creatures. Imagine a shower of blessings, and imagine
the shower as very intense and continuous. Allah is the intensely and
the continuously Merciful.
Ar-Raheem Himself says: He said, “I will ask forgiveness for you
from my Lord. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful
[Quran, 12:98] . . . [O Muhammad], inform My servants that it is I
who am the Forgiving, the Merciful [Quran, 15:49] and. . . And indeed,
your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful. [Quran, 26:9]
The merciful of the creation
Certain names Allah ‘azza wa jall uses only to describe Himself. He
says: Say: Invoke Allah or invoke Ar-Rahmaan, by whatever name
you invoke Him (it is the same), for to Him belong the Best names.
[Quran, 17:110]
As for Allah’s name Ar-Raheem, Allah ( ) has described others
by it: Verily, there has come unto you a Messenger from amongst
yourselves. It grieves him that you should receive any injury or
difficulty. He (Muhammad) is anxious over you (to be rightly guided)
for the believers kind and merciful. [Quran 9:128]
Being kind to others is a blessing
Know that kind and compassionate treatment is liked by Ar-Raheem
and is in fact His blessing from Him to you. A person who is hardhearted
is deprived of this divine blessing and mercy. Aishah ( ) reported
that some Bedouins came to the Messenger of Allah ( ) and asked,
‘Do you kiss your children?’ He replied, ‘Yes.’ They then said: ‘By
Allah, we do not kiss them.’ He then replied, ‘I cannot help you if Allah
has snatched kindness from your hearts.’ [Al-Bukharee, Muslim] So
open up your heart to others and constantly warm your heart with the
remembrance of Allah ( ).
How can you live by this name?
1. Obey Ar-Raheem, hold onto the Quran.
And He is Merciful (Raheem) to the believers [Quran, 33:43]. Allah (
) mentions ways for you in the Quran to receive His special mercy
as a believer. He says: and obey Allah and His Messenger so that
you all may receive Mercy [3:132]. This mercy is only reserved for
those who try their best to hold on to the guidelines, prohibitions, and
commandments mentioned in the Quran and Sunnah. And this is a
book, We have sent it down as one blessed, so follow it and fear Allah
so that you all may receive Mercy [6:155].
2. Strive for taqwa.
O you who have believed, have taqwa of Allah and believe in His
Messenger; He will [then] give you a double portion of His mercy
and make for you a light by which you will walk and forgive you;
and Allah is Forgiving and Merciful [Quran, 57:28]. Taqwa can be
described as consciousness which inspires you to be on guard against
wrong action and eager for actions which please Allah ( ) and to
stay away from those actions which displease and anger him. Tips
to increase your taqwa are: be alert to whatever may divert you from
Allah, and be alert to your desires that may lead you to the forbidden.
Ascribe each success, material or spiritual, to Allah only, and long for
His pleasure in everything you do, big or small. Renew your emaan
by reflecting on Ar-Raheem’s creation and remember death by living
each day with the knowledge it can happen anytime.
3. Pray four units (rak’aat) of prayer before ‘asr.
The Prophet ( ) said: May Allah have mercy on one who prays
four raka’aat before the ‘asr Prayer [At-Tirmidhee].
4. Listen to the Quran attentively.
And when the Quran is recited, listen to it with attention, that you
may receive mercy [Quran, 7:204]. Have you noticed the effect on
your heart when you sit and listen to the Quran with your ears and
heart, with no distractions around you? The more you respect and
honour the Book of Allah, the more cure, guidance and mercy you
will receive through it.
5. Turn to Ar-Raheem.
Whenever Ar-Raheem gives you a trial, know that no one can give
you a way out but Him, so turn to Him as soon as hardship hits you.
And if Allah should touch you with adversity, there is no remover
of it except Him; and if He intends for you good, then there is no
repeller of His bounty. He causes it to reach whom He wills of His
servants. And He is the Forgiving, the Merciful [Quran, 10:107]. No
matter what sin you commit, Allah ( ) forgives you if you repent of
it. That’s the beauty of Al-Ghafoor Ar-Raheem.
6. Ask Ar-Raheem for compassion.
The Prophet ( ) said: He who is not merciful to our young (people)
and who shows no respect to our elderly is not one of us. [AtTirmidhee] Ask Allah ( ) to bless you with a soft heart and to enable
you to feel compassion towards your relatives, friends, and the whole
Muslim nation. How many do not feel responsible or attached to the
ummah? The Prophet ( ) said: The similitude of believers in regard
to mutual love, affection, fellow-feeling is that of one body; when any
limb of it aches, the whole body aches, because of sleeplessness and
fever. [Muslim]
O Allah, Ar-Raheem, we know that You bestow Your mercy perfectly
and continuously on all that exists. Guide us to hold onto Your book
and the sunnah so we may attain your special mercy and adorn
our actions, speech, and thoughts with a deep sense of taqwa. Make
us turn to You at all times, asking for Your Mercy, and make us
compassionate so we will enter through the gates of Your paradise
by Your mercy, ameen!
And Allah knows best.
99 Names of Allah – Asma ul Husna أسماء الله الحسنى بالانجليزية
Ar-Raheem
Allah calls Himself Ar-Raheem— The Bestower of Mercy, The Most
Compassionate— on 93 occasions in the Quran, 112 times in the
basmalah. Ar-Raheem is the One who bestows His continuous mercy
on all of creation and who bestows even more grace and greater
rewards in response to the good deeds of the believers!
The Most Compassionate, the Bestower of Mercy
Both raheem and rahmaan come from the root Raa-Haa-Meem,
which points to four main meanings. The first meaning is to have
gentleness and to love, the second is to have mercy. The third meaning
is to show favour, and the fourth meaning is to have all that is required
for beneficence.
This root appears 339 times in the Quran in nine derived forms.
Examples of these forms are turhamoona (“receive mercy”), ruhman
(in affection”), and ar-raahimeena (“[of]those who show mercy”).
Linguistically, raheem shows continuity or repetition (the ending
of –ee(m)). For example jameel means beautiful and kareem means
honourable or generous, which reflect characteristics or states.
Related to Ar-Rahmaan, Ar-Raheem refers to the action or the effect
of Allah’s intense mercy on creation, indicating how this mercy
encompasses creatures. Imagine a shower of blessings, and imagine
the shower as very intense and continuous. Allah is the intensely and
the continuously Merciful.
Ar-Raheem Himself says: He said, “I will ask forgiveness for you
from my Lord. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful
[Quran, 12:98] . . . [O Muhammad], inform My servants that it is I
who am the Forgiving, the Merciful [Quran, 15:49] and. . . And indeed,
your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful. [Quran, 26:9]
The merciful of the creation
Certain names Allah ‘azza wa jall uses only to describe Himself. He
says: Say: Invoke Allah or invoke Ar-Rahmaan, by whatever name
you invoke Him (it is the same), for to Him belong the Best names.
[Quran, 17:110]
As for Allah’s name Ar-Raheem, Allah ( ) has described others
by it: Verily, there has come unto you a Messenger from amongst
yourselves. It grieves him that you should receive any injury or
difficulty. He (Muhammad) is anxious over you (to be rightly guided)
for the believers kind and merciful. [Quran 9:128]
Being kind to others is a blessing
Know that kind and compassionate treatment is liked by Ar-Raheem
and is in fact His blessing from Him to you. A person who is hardhearted
is deprived of this divine blessing and mercy. Aishah ( ) reported
that some Bedouins came to the Messenger of Allah ( ) and asked,
‘Do you kiss your children?’ He replied, ‘Yes.’ They then said: ‘By
Allah, we do not kiss them.’ He then replied, ‘I cannot help you if Allah
has snatched kindness from your hearts.’ [Al-Bukharee, Muslim] So
open up your heart to others and constantly warm your heart with the
remembrance of Allah ( ).
How can you live by this name?
1. Obey Ar-Raheem, hold onto the Quran.
And He is Merciful (Raheem) to the believers [Quran, 33:43]. Allah (
) mentions ways for you in the Quran to receive His special mercy
as a believer. He says: and obey Allah and His Messenger so that
you all may receive Mercy [3:132]. This mercy is only reserved for
those who try their best to hold on to the guidelines, prohibitions, and
commandments mentioned in the Quran and Sunnah. And this is a
book, We have sent it down as one blessed, so follow it and fear Allah
so that you all may receive Mercy [6:155].
2. Strive for taqwa.
O you who have believed, have taqwa of Allah and believe in His
Messenger; He will [then] give you a double portion of His mercy
and make for you a light by which you will walk and forgive you;
and Allah is Forgiving and Merciful [Quran, 57:28]. Taqwa can be
described as consciousness which inspires you to be on guard against
wrong action and eager for actions which please Allah ( ) and to
stay away from those actions which displease and anger him. Tips
to increase your taqwa are: be alert to whatever may divert you from
Allah, and be alert to your desires that may lead you to the forbidden.
Ascribe each success, material or spiritual, to Allah only, and long for
His pleasure in everything you do, big or small. Renew your emaan
by reflecting on Ar-Raheem’s creation and remember death by living
each day with the knowledge it can happen anytime.
3. Pray four units (rak’aat) of prayer before ‘asr.
The Prophet ( ) said: May Allah have mercy on one who prays
four raka’aat before the ‘asr Prayer [At-Tirmidhee].
4. Listen to the Quran attentively.
And when the Quran is recited, listen to it with attention, that you
may receive mercy [Quran, 7:204]. Have you noticed the effect on
your heart when you sit and listen to the Quran with your ears and
heart, with no distractions around you? The more you respect and
honour the Book of Allah, the more cure, guidance and mercy you
will receive through it.
5. Turn to Ar-Raheem.
Whenever Ar-Raheem gives you a trial, know that no one can give
you a way out but Him, so turn to Him as soon as hardship hits you.
And if Allah should touch you with adversity, there is no remover
of it except Him; and if He intends for you good, then there is no
repeller of His bounty. He causes it to reach whom He wills of His
servants. And He is the Forgiving, the Merciful [Quran, 10:107]. No
matter what sin you commit, Allah ( ) forgives you if you repent of
it. That’s the beauty of Al-Ghafoor Ar-Raheem.
6. Ask Ar-Raheem for compassion.
The Prophet ( ) said: He who is not merciful to our young (people)
and who shows no respect to our elderly is not one of us. [AtTirmidhee] Ask Allah ( ) to bless you with a soft heart and to enable
you to feel compassion towards your relatives, friends, and the whole
Muslim nation. How many do not feel responsible or attached to the
ummah? The Prophet ( ) said: The similitude of believers in regard
to mutual love, affection, fellow-feeling is that of one body; when any
limb of it aches, the whole body aches, because of sleeplessness and
fever. [Muslim]
O Allah, Ar-Raheem, we know that You bestow Your mercy perfectly
and continuously on all that exists. Guide us to hold onto Your book
and the sunnah so we may attain your special mercy and adorn
our actions, speech, and thoughts with a deep sense of taqwa. Make
us turn to You at all times, asking for Your Mercy, and make us
compassionate so we will enter through the gates of Your paradise
by Your mercy, ameen!
And Allah knows best.