Rahim (''Raḥīm'' , also anglicized as Raheem) is one of the

names of Allah in Islam Names of God in Islam ( ar, أَسْمَاءُ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ , "''Allah's Beautiful Names''") are names attributed to God in Islam by Muslims. While some names are only in the Quran, and others are only in the hadith, th ...

, meaning "Merciful", from the root ''

R-Ḥ-M ( ar, ر-ح-م, he, ר-ח-ם) is the triconsonantal root of many Arabic and Hebrew words, and many of those words are used as names. It indicates mercy and sympathy. *raḥ'mah ( ar, رحمة), raḥamim ( he, רחמים): "caring; cares, mercy ...

''. It is also used as a personal male name, short for Abdu r-Raḥīm "Servant of the Merciful". Spellings include Rahim, Raheem, Rohim and Roheem.

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* Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan, poet and minister in the Mughal Empire * Rahim Abdullah, American football player *

Rahim Ademi Rahim Ademi (born 30 January 1954) is a retired Croatian Army general of Kosovar Albanian origin. Born and raised in the village of Karač, Vučitrn, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (modern day Kosovo), Ademi graduated from the Yugoslav ...

(born 1954), Croatian Army general *

Raheem Beyah Raheem Beyah (born December 23, 1976) is an American computer engineer, researcher, and educator. As of January 15, 2021 he is the Dean of the College of Engineering and Southern Company Chair at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to bec ...

(born 1976), American computer scientist * Raheem J. Brennerman, American businessman * Raheem Blackshear (born 1999), American football player * Raheem Brock, American football player * Rahim Jaffer, Canadian politician *

Rahim Jahani Rahim Jahani ( fa, رحيم جهانی) was a well known veteran singer from Afghanistan's pre-revolutionary music ra At one point in his lifetime, Jahani resided in the Silo district of Kabul. He was twice married, latterly to the singer Salma ...

, Afghan singer * Raheem Jarbo, rapper better known as "Mega Ran" * Raheem Kassam, British politician and journalist * Raheem Layne (born 1999), American football player * Rahim Mehryar, Afghan singer * Rahim Moore, American football player * Raheem Morris, American football coach * Raheem Orr, American football player *

Raheem Sterling Raheem Shaquille Sterling (born 8 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger and attacking midfielder for club Chelsea. Born in Jamaica, he represents the England national team. Born in Jamaica to Jamaican parents, S ...

, English footballer *

Rahim Ullah Rahim Ullah ( bn, রহিম উল্লাহ; born 1 March 1958) is a Bangladeshi politician and the current member of parliament from Feni-3 constituency. Early life Rahim Ullah was born on 1 March 1958, to a Bengali Muslim family in Feni ...

(died 1861), Bengali rebel * Rahim Zafer, Turkish footballer

Surname

* Esther Rahim, Pakistani painter * Hafiz Rahim, Singaporean footballer * Mohd Safiq Rahim, Malaysian footballer *

Mushfiqur Rahim Mushfiqur Rahim ( bn, মুশফিকুর রহিম; born 9 May 1987) is a Bangladeshi cricketer and the former captain and vice-captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team. He is a right-handed middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper ...

, Bangladeshi cricketer * Sameer Rahim, British literary journalist and novelist *

Tahar Rahim Tahar Rahim (born 4 July 1981) is a Franco-Algerian actor. He is known for his starring role as Malik El Djebena in the 2009 award-winning French movie '' A Prophet'' by Jacques Audiard, FBI Agent Ali Soufan in '' The Looming Tower'', Judas in ...

(born 1981), French actor

In fiction

* Rohim, a school pupil played by Wasim Islam in the British web series ''Corner Shop Show''

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