Rahman ( ar, رحمن, ) is an Arabic origin surname meaning "gracious", "King", "merciful" or "Lord". With
nisba (Arabic
onomastic
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), the name becomes Rahmani, means "descendant of the gracious one" and is also used as a surname. In
Islam
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the ...
, Ar-Rahman (The Most Gracious) is one of the
Names of God
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.
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