Abd al-Rahman

Abdelrahman or Abd al-Rahman or Abdul Rahman or Abdurrahman (Arabic: عبد الرحمن‎ or occasionally عبد الرحمان; DMG ʿAbd ar-Raḥman) is a male Arabic Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Rahman. The name means "servant of the most gracious", ar-Rahman being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.[1][2]

"Abdur Rahman" and "Abdul Rehman" redirect here. For other uses, see Abdur Rahman (disambiguation).
Abd al-Rahman
عبد الرحمن
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Abd al-Rahman name
PronunciationÁb-dur-ráh-mán or
Áb-dál-ráh-mán
GenderMale
Language(s)Arabic
Origin
Language(s)Arabic
Word/name'Abd + Ar-Rahman
MeaningServant of the Most Gracious
Region of origin7th-century Arabian Peninsula
Other names
Related namesAmat al-Rahman (female variant), Rahman
See alsoAbdur Rahim, Abdullah

The letter A of the al- is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by u. Because the letter R is a sun letter, the letter l of the al- is assimilated to it. Thus although the name is written in Arabic with letters corresponding to Abd al-Rahman, the usual pronunciation corresponds to Abd ar-Rahman. Alternative transliterations include ‘Abd ar-Rahman, Abdulrahman, Abdur Rehman, Abdul Rehman, Abidur Rahman, and others, all subject to variant spacing and hyphenation. Certain transliterations tend to be associated with certain areas, for example, Abdirahman in Somalia, and Abderrahmane in French-speaking North Africa. Abdelrahman in Egypt.

It may refer to:

Medieval

Business

Entertainment

Judges and lawyers

Politicians and activists

International organizations

Historical nations

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

India

Indonesia

Iraq

Jordan

Libya

Malaysia

Singapore

Morocco

Nigeria

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia

Somalia

Sudan
  • Abd-el-Rahman el-Mahdi (1885–1959), religious and political leader in Sudan
  • Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab (born 1930), President of Sudan

Yemen

Other places

Prisoners
  • Yunis Abdurrahman Shokuri (born 1968), Moroccan held in Guantanamo
  • Abdul Rahman Juma Kahm (born ca. 1969), Afghan held in Guantanamo
  • Abdelrazak Ali Abdelrahman, (born 1970), Libyan held in Guantanamo
  • Khalid Abdallah Abdel Rahman Al Morghi (born 1970), Saudi held in Guantanamo
  • Abdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman (born 1973), Uyghur-Chinese Guantanamo detainee
  • Abdul Rahman Uthman Ahmed (born 1973), Saudi held in Guantanamo
  • Slimane Hadj Abderrahmane (born 1973), Dane held in Guantanamo
  • Abdul Rahman al-Amri (1973–2007), Saudi held in Guantanamo who died there
  • Ghanim Abdul Rahman Al Harbi (born 1974), Saudi held in Guantanamo
  • Abdul Rahman Shalabi (born 1975), Saudi held in Guantanamo
  • Allal Ab Aljallil Abd Al Rahman Abd (born 1975), Yemeni held in Guantanamo
  • Abdul Rahman (Guantanamo detainee 357) (born 1976), Afghan detainee
  • Abdul Rahman Umir Al Qyati (born 1976), Yemeni held in Guantanamo
  • Khalid Saud Abd Al Rahman Al Bawardi (born 1977), Saudi held in Guantanamo
  • Muhammad Abd Al Rahman Al Kurash (born 1977), Saudi held in Guantanamo
  • Abdul Rahman Abdul Abu Ghiyth Sulayman (born 1979), Yemeni held in Guantanamo
  • Abdul Rahman Owaid Mohammad Al Juaid (born 1980), Saudi held in Guantanamo
  • Abdul Rahman Nashi Badi Al Hataybi (born ca. 1980), Saudi held in Guantanamo
  • Majid Hamad Abdulrahman Al-Fareij (born ca. 1980), Saudi held in Guantanamo
  • Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman Abdul Aziz Al Baddah (born 1982), Saudi held in Guantanamo
  • Abdurahman Khadr (born 1982), Guantanamo detainee
  • Abdul Rahman Noorani (released 2003), Afghan detained in Guantanamo
  • Abd Al Rahman Abdullah Ali Muhammad, Yemeni held in Guantanamo
  • Abdul Rahman Muhammad Nasir Qasim al-Yaf'i, Yemeni subjected to extraordinary rendition by the US
  • Mohammed Omar Abdel-Rahman, Egyptian imprisoned by the US at a CIA black site
  • Hiwa Abdul Rahman Rashul, Iraqi imprisoned by the US as a ghost detainee
  • Abdul Rahman bin Arshad (born 1961 or 1962), alias Azman, accomplice of Abdul Nasir bin Amer Hamsah. He was jailed 10 years in prison and caned 16 strokes of the cane for causing hurt while committing the robbery of the Japanese tourists in the Oriental Hotel murder (released since 2006)
  • Abdul Rahman Abdullah, birth name Donny Medula, one of the main culprits of the 2010 Kallang slashings. Remains a fugitive until 2017, and was jailed 33 years in prison and caned 24 strokes of the cane for three charges of causing grievous hurt while committing robbery (remains incarcerated since 2018)

Religion

Science and academia

Soldiers

Sports

Basketball

Cricket

Fencing

Football

Running

Other sports

Terrorists and militants

Writers

Other people

See also

References
  1. Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
  2. S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.
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