Arabic vocabulary
رَحْمَنMost Merciful
How to say “Most Merciful” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
كلمتان خفيفتان على اللِّسَان ثقيلتان فِي الْمِيزَان حبيبتان إِلَى الرَّحْمَن سُبْحَانَ الله وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَانَ الله الْعَظِيم
"Two words light on the tongue, heavy on the scale, beloved to the Most Merciful: Glory be to Allah and with His praise, Glory be to Allah the Great."
الرَّحْمَنِ — the Most Merciful. Genitive after 'ila' — 'the All-Merciful'. A name of God on an intensive pattern (fa'lan) meaning mercy overflowing.
From: The Declaration of Faith →كلمتان خفيفتان على اللِّسَان ثقيلتان فِي الْمِيزَان حبيبتان إِلَى الرَّحْمَن سُبْحَانَ الله وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَانَ الله الْعَظِيم
"Two phrases that are light on the tongue, heavy on the balance, and beloved to the Most Merciful: 'Glory be to Allah and His is the praise, Glory be to Allah, the Most Great.'"
الرَّحْمَنِ — the Most Merciful. Genitive after 'ila' — 'the All-Merciful'. A name of God on an intensive pattern meaning mercy overflowing.
From: Small Deeds, Great Reward →فإذا قال ﴿الرحمن الرحيم﴾ قال أثنى علي عبدي،
When he says: "The Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate," He says: "My servant has extolled Me,"
الرَّحْمَنِ — The Most Merciful. 'the All-Merciful', genitive — continuing the quoted verse (in apposition to the earlier 'God', hence genitive).
From: The Opening Chapter →فإذا قال ﴿الرحمن الرحيم﴾ قال أثنى علي عبدي،
When he says: 'The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,' He says: 'My servant has extolled Me.'
الرَّحْمَنِ — the Most Gracious. 'the All-Gracious', genitive — continuing the quoted verse (in apposition to the earlier 'God').
From: Praise and Petition in Prayer →فَهَكَذَا تَكُونُ الْمُصَارَعَةُ بَيْنَ جُنُودِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَجُنُودِ الشَّيْطَانِ
Thus the struggle is between the forces of the Most Merciful and the forces of Satan.
الرَّحْمَنِ — the Most Merciful. A definite divine name in the genitive, the owner half of 'the forces of the Most Merciful'. Its genitive case comes from its role as the owned-by term, and it also sits under the 'between'.
From: Staying Firm in Faith →
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