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رَحِيم

رحيم in the Quran

Meaning: Most Merciful

رحيم occurs 116 times in 116 verses across 42 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
116
Verses
116
Surahs
42

رَحِيم

Noun · 116 times

Meaning: Most Merciful · Also translated as: Most-Merciful, All-Merciful

Forms in the Quran

  • رَّحِيمٌ ×61
  • ٱلرَّحِيمِ ×34
  • رَّحِيمًا ×20
  • رُحَمَآءُ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الرحم: رحم المرأة، وامرأة رحوم تشتكي رحمها. ومنه استعير الرحم للقرابة، لكونهم خارجين من رحم واحدة، يقال: رحم ورحم.

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قوله تعالى: ﴿الرحمن الرحيم﴾ قال ابن عباس: "هما اسمان رفيقان أحدهما أرفق من الآخر" يعني أنهما يدلان على الرقة والانعطاف في أصل اللغة، ولكنهما بالنسبة إلى الله تعالى كناية عن إنعامه وإحسانه على خلقه. وقيل: إنما حديث ابن عباس: "اسمان رقيقان أحدهما أرق من الآخر" من الرقيق فغلط الراوي. والرحمة: مأخوذة من الرحم وذلك لأن…

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The full entries on the root ر ح م

Verses with رحيم

Verses 61–80 of 116

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    He has only forbidden you Dead meat, and blood, And the flesh of swine, And any (food) over which The name of other than God Has been invoked. But if one is forced by necessity, Without wilful disobedience, Nor transgressing due limits,— Then God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:115
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    But verily thy Lord,— To those who do wrong In ignorance, but who Thereafter repent and make amends,— Thy Lord, after all this, Is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:119
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Your Lord is He That maketh the Ship Go smoothly for you Through the sea, in order that Ye may seek of His Bounty. For He is unto you Most Merciful.

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:66
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Seest thou not that God Has made subject to you (men) All that is on the earth, And the ships that sail Through the sea by His command? He withholds the sky (rain) From falling on the earth Except by His leave: For God is Most Kind And Most Merciful to man.

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:65
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Unless they repent thereafter And mend (their conduct); For God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:5
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Were it not for the grace And mercy of God on you, And that God is Full of kindness and mercy, (Ye would be ruined indeed).

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:20
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Let not those among you Who are endued with grace And amplitude of means Resolve by oath against helping Their kinsmen, those in want, And those who have left Their homes in God's cause: Let them forgive and overlook, Do you not wish That God should forgive you? For God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:22
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Let those who find not The wherewithal for marriage Keep themselves chaste, until God gives them means Out of His grace. And if any of your slaves Ask for a deed in writing (To enable them to earn Their freedom for a certain sum), Give them such a deed If ye know any good In them; yea, give them Something yourselves Out of the means which God has given to you. But force not your maids To prostitution when they desire Chastity, in order that ye May make a gain In the goods of this life. But if anyone compels them, Yet, after such compulsion, Is God Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful (to them).

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:33
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Only those are Believers, Who believe in God and His Apostle: when they are With him on a matter Requiring collective action, They do not depart until They have asked for his leave; Those who ask for thy leave Are those who believe in God And His Apostle; so when They ask for thy leave, For some business of theirs, Give leave to those of them Whom thou wilt, and ask God for their forgiveness: For God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:62
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "The (Qur-ān) was sent down By Him Who knows The Mystery (that is) in the heavens And the earth: verily He Is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:6
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Unless he repents, believes, And works righteous deeds, For God will change The evil of such persons Into good, and God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful,

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:70
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    And verily, thy Lord Is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:9
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    And verily thy Lord Is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:68
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    And verily thy Lord Is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:104
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    And verily thy Lord Is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:122
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    And verily thy Lord Is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:140
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    And verily thy Lord Is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:159
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    And verily thy Lord Is He, the Exalted in Might Most Merciful.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:175
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    And verily thy Lord Is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:191
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    And put thy trust On the Exalted in Might, The Merciful,—

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:217