Name #4 of 100 Root: ر-ح-م (r-ḥ-m)

Ar-Rahim — The Most Merciful

Ar-Rahim · Arham ar-Rahimin · Dhur-Rahmah

Ar-Rahim (The Most Merciful) expresses Allah’s enduring, constant mercy and special grace toward those who turn to Him in faith and repentance. In the Quran, this Divine Name appears 123 times across 123 verses in 45 surahs, from Quran 1:1 (Surah Al-Fatihah) to Quran 73:20 (Surah Al-Muzzammil).

Reflection: Remembering Ar-Rahim fills the believer with hope in Allah’s forgiveness and motivates gentleness, compassion, and mercy toward others.

الرحيم · أرحم الراحمين · ذو الرحمة

Mentioned 123 times Across 123 verses In 45 surahs First: Quran 1:1 Key verses: 1:1 · 1:3 · 2:163 · 12:64 · 39:53

All surahs (123) 1 · Al-Fatihah (2) 2 · Al-Baqarah (12) 3 · Ali 'Imran (3) 4 · An-Nisa (11) 5 · Al-Ma'idah (5) 6 · Al-An'am (5) 7 · Al-A'raf (3) 8 · Al-Anfal (2) 9 · At-Tawbah (8) 10 · Yunus (1) 11 · Hud (2) 12 · Yusuf (4)

Verses mentioning “The Most Merciful”

Showing 20 of 123 verses (123 mentions)

16:7 An-Nahl

وتحمل أثقالكم إلى بلد لم تكونوا بالغيه إلا بشق الأنفس إن ربكم لرءوف رحيم

And they carry your loads to a land not you could reach it except with great trouble (to) yourselves. Indeed, your Lord surely is Most Kind, Most Merciful.

16:18 An-Nahl

وإن تعدوا نعمة الله لا تحصوها إن الله لغفور رحيم

And if you should count the Favors (of) Allah not you could enumerate them. Indeed, Allah (is) Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

16:47 An-Nahl

أو يأخذهم على تخوف فإن ربكم لرءوف رحيم

Or that He may seize them with a gradual wasting But indeed, your Lord (is) surely Most Kind, Most Merciful.

16:110 An-Nahl

ثم إن ربك للذين هاجروا من بعد ما فتنوا ثم جاهدوا وصبروا إن ربك من بعدها لغفور رحيم

Then indeed, your Lord, to those who emigrated from after what they had been put to trials then strove hard and were patient. Indeed, your Lord, from after it, surely is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

16:115 An-Nahl

إنما حرم عليكم الميتة والدم ولحم الخنزير وما أهل لغير الله به فمن اضطر غير باغ ولا عاد فإن الله غفور رحيم

Only He has forbidden to you the dead animal and the blood and the flesh (of) the swine, and what has been dedicated to other (than) Allah [with it]. But (if) one (is) forced - without (being) disobedient, and not a transgressor - then indeed, Allah (is) Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

16:119 An-Nahl

ثم إن ربك للذين عملوا السوء بجهالة ثم تابوا من بعد ذلك وأصلحوا إن ربك من بعدها لغفور رحيم

Then indeed, your Lord, to those who did evil in ignorance, then repented from after that, and corrected themselves - indeed, your Lord, from after that (is) surely Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

17:66 Al-Isra

ربكم الذي يزجي لكم الفلك في البحر لتبتغوا من فضله إنه كان بكم رحيما

Your Lord (is) the One Who drives for you the ship in the sea, that you may seek of His Bounty. Indeed, He is to you Most Merciful.

18:58 Al-Kahf

وربك الغفور ذو الرحمة لو يؤاخذهم بما كسبوا لعجل لهم العذاب بل لهم موعد لن يجدوا من دونه موئلا

And your Lord (is) the Oft-Forgiving, Possessor (of) Mercy. If He were to seize them for what they have earned, surely, He (would) have hastened for them the punishment. But for them (is) an appointment, never they will find from other than it an escape.

21:83 Al-Anbya

وأيوب إذ نادى ربه أني مسني الضر وأنت أرحم الراحمين

And Ayub, when he called (to) his Lord, "Indeed, [I] has touched me the adversity, and You (are) Most Merciful (of) the merciful."

22:65 Al-Hajj

ألم تر أن الله سخر لكم ما في الأرض والفلك تجري في البحر بأمره ويمسك السماء أن تقع على الأرض إلا بإذنه إن الله بالناس لرءوف رحيم

Do not you see that Allah (has) subjected to you what (is) in the earth, and the ships that sail through the sea by His Command? And He withholds the sky lest it falls on the earth except by His permission. Indeed, Allah to mankind (is) Most Kind, Most Merciful.

23:109 Al-Mu'minun

إنه كان فريق من عبادي يقولون ربنا آمنا فاغفر لنا وارحمنا وأنت خير الراحمين

Indeed, (there) was a party of My slaves (who) said, "Our Lord! We believe, so forgive us and have mercy on us, and You (are) Best (of) the Merciful."

23:118 Al-Mu'minun

وقل رب اغفر وارحم وأنت خير الراحمين

And say, "My Lord! Forgive and have mercy, and You (are the) Best (of) the Merciful."

24:5 An-Nur

إلا الذين تابوا من بعد ذلك وأصلحوا فإن الله غفور رحيم

Except those who repent from after that and reform. Then indeed, Allah (is) Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

24:20 An-Nur

ولولا فضل الله عليكم ورحمته وأن الله رءوف رحيم

And if not (for the) Grace (of) Allah upon you and His Mercy. And that Allah (is) Most Kind, Most Merciful.

24:22 An-Nur

ولا يأتل أولو الفضل منكم والسعة أن يؤتوا أولي القربى والمساكين والمهاجرين في سبيل الله وليعفوا وليصفحوا ألا تحبون أن يغفر الله لكم والله غفور رحيم

And not let swear those of virtue among you and the amplitude of means that they give (to) the near of kin, and the needy and the emigrants in (the) way (of) Allah. And let them pardon and let them overlook. (Do) not you like that should forgive Allah you? And Allah (is) Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

24:33 An-Nur

وليستعفف الذين لا يجدون نكاحا حتى يغنيهم الله من فضله والذين يبتغون الكتاب مما ملكت أيمانكم فكاتبوهم إن علمتم فيهم خيرا وآتوهم من مال الله الذي آتاكم ولا تكرهوا فتياتكم على البغاء إن أردن تحصنا لتبتغوا عرض الحياة الدنيا ومن يكرههن فإن الله من بعد إكراههن غفور رحيم

And let be chaste those who (do) not find (means for) marriage until enriches them Allah from His Bounty. And those who seek the writing from (those) whom possess your right hands, then give them (the) writing if you know in them any good and give them from the wealth (of) Allah which He has given you. And (do) not compel your slave girls to [the] prostitution, if they desire chastity that you may seek temporary gain (of) the life (of) the world. And whoever compels them, then indeed, Allah from after their compulsion (is) Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

24:62 An-Nur

إنما المؤمنون الذين آمنوا بالله ورسوله وإذا كانوا معه على أمر جامع لم يذهبوا حتى يستأذنوه إن الذين يستأذنونك أولئك الذين يؤمنون بالله ورسوله فإذا استأذنوك لبعض شأنهم فأذن لمن شئت منهم واستغفر لهم الله إن الله غفور رحيم

Only the believers (are) those who believe in Allah and His Messenger, and when they are with him for a matter (of) collective action, not they go until they (have) asked his permission. Indeed, those who ask your permission, those [those who] believe in Allah and His Messenger. So when they ask your permission for some affair of theirs, then give permission to whom you will among them, and ask forgiveness for them (of) Allah. Indeed, Allah (is) Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

25:6 Al-Furqan

قل أنزله الذي يعلم السر في السماوات والأرض إنه كان غفورا رحيما

Say, "Has sent it down the One Who knows the secret in the heavens and the earth. Indeed, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

25:70 Al-Furqan

إلا من تاب وآمن وعمل عملا صالحا فأولئك يبدل الله سيئاتهم حسنات وكان الله غفورا رحيما

Except (he) who repents and believes and does deeds righteous, then (for) those will replace Allah their evil deeds (with) good ones. And is Allah Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

26:9 Ash-Shu'ara

وإن ربك لهو العزيز الرحيم

And indeed your Lord, surely, He (is) the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.