Abd al-Rahman

Abd al-Rahman or Abd ar-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
Calligraphic representation of
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

It may refer to:

Medieval
  • Abdu'l-Rahman ibn Abu Bakr (early 7th century), son of the first Sunni caliph
  • Abdur Rahman bin Awf (died 652), one of the Sahaba
  • Abdulreman ibn Khalid (616–667), Muslim soldier
  • Abd ar-Rahman ibn Rabiah (fl. 652), Arab leader in the Khazar-Arab Wars
  • Abd-al-Rahman ibn Muljam, assassin in 661 of Ali
  • Abd al-Rahman ibn Ziyad, Umayyad governor of Khurasan in 679-681
  • Al-Hurr ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Thaqafi (deposed 718), Umayyad governor of Al-Andalus
  • Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi (died 732), Arab leader in the Battle of Tours
  • Abd al-Rahman ibn Katir al-Lahmi (fl. 746) Umayyad governor of Al Andalus
  • Abd ar-Rahman ibn Uqba (fl. 755), governor of Septimania
  • Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib al-Fihri (died 755), ruler of Ifriqiya
  • Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri (fl. 756), governor of al-Andalus
  • Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i (707–774), Arab lawyer
  • Abd ar-Rahman I (731–788), Umayyad emir in Córdoba
  • Abd ar-Rahman II (788–852), Umayyad emir in Córdoba
  • Abd-ar-Rahman III (890–961), Umayyad emir in Córdoba
  • Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, traditionally held to be the common ancestor of the Somali Darod clan
  • Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, also known as Azophi (903–986), Persian astronomer
  • Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo (983–1009), chief minister of Córdoba
  • Abd ar-Rahman IV (died 1018), Umayyad emir in Córdoba
  • Abd ar-Rahman V (died 1024), Umayyad emir in Córdoba
  • Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Mizzi (1256–1342), Syrian Islamic scholar

Business

Entertainment

Judges and lawyers

Politicians and activists

International organizations

Historical nations
  • Ghabdraxman of Astrakhan, Khan of Astrakhan, part of modern-day Russia, 1534–1538
  • `Abd ar-Rahman ibn Muhammad (died 1825), Emir of Harar, modern day Ethiopia
  • Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori (1762–1829), prince from West Africa in modern-day Guinea who was made a slave in the United States

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

India
  • Mohammed Abdul Rahiman (1898–1945), Indian journalist, orator and politician
  • Abdul Rehman Antulay, known as A R Antulay (born 1929), Indian politician
  • Kavungal Amakkode Abdul Rahman, or K. A. Rahman (1940–1999), Indian social activist
  • Abdul Rahman (politician) (born 1959), Indian politician
  • Maulana Abdur Rahman, Indian politician
  • Sayyid Abdur Rahman Bafaqi Thangal (1906–1973), one of the founders of the Indian Union Muslim League

Indonesia

Iraq

Jordan

Libya

Malaysia

Singapore

Morocco
  • Abderrahmane of Morocco (1778–1859), Sultan of Morocco
  • Abderrahmane Youssoufi (born 1924), Moroccan Prime Minister

Nigeria

Pakistan
  • Ibn Abdur Rehman (born 1930), Pakistani journalist, peace and human-rights advocate
  • Abdurehman Rana (born 1942), Pakistani politician

Saudi Arabia
  • Abdul Rahman ibn Faisal (1850–1928), ruler of Saudi Arabia
  • Sa'd bin Abdul-Rahman (1888–1916), Saudi prince and soldier
  • Abdallah bin Abd al-Rahman (1889–1977), Saudi prince and soldier
  • Muhammad bin Abdul-Rahman (1882–1943), Saudi prince and soldier
  • Abdullah bin Abdul-Rahman (1893–1976), senior member of the House of Saud
  • Abd al-Rahman bin Abdul Aziz (born 1931), Saudi politician
  • Abdullah Abdah Rahman Jabrin (1933–2009), Saudi sheikh
  • Abd al-Rahman bin Saud (1940–2005), Saudi prince
  • Ghazi Abdul Rahman Al Gosaibi (1940–2010), Saudi politician
  • Fahd bin Abdul Rahman Balghunaim (born 1952), Saudi Minister of Agriculture
  • Abdulrahman bin Musa'ad (born 1967), Saudi prince
  • Prince Faisal Bin Abdulrahman Bin Saud, Saudi prince
  • Nuora bint Abdul Rahman Al Saud (1875–1950), elder sister of King Abdulaziz

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

Religion
  • Abd Al-Rahman bin Ahmad al-Zayla'i (1820–1882), Somali religious teacher
  • Abdur-Rahman al-Mu'allimee al-Yamani (1894–1966), Yemeni Islamic scholar
  • Abdur Rahman (Islamic scholar) (born 1925), Islamic scholar of Bangladesh
  • Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (born 1960), imam of Grand Mosque in Mecca
  • Abdul Rahman (convert) (born 1965), Afghan Christian who faced the death penalty for converting from Islam
  • Abdul-Rahman al-Barrak, Saudi cleric
  • Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman (died 2006), Iraqi cleric

Science and academia

Soldiers
  • Abdur Rehman Peshawari (1886–1925), Turkish soldier, journalist and diplomat
  • Habib Abdoe'r Rahman Alzahier (born 1832), Yemeni participant in Aceh war
  • Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong (died 1929), Malay resistance leader
  • Abdurahman Fatalibeyli (1908–1954), Soviet army major who defected to the Germans in World War II
  • Havildar Abdul Rahman (GC) (1921–1945), Indian George Cross recipient
  • Akhtar Abdur Rahman (1924–1988), Pakistani general
  • Mahmoud Abdel Rahman Fahmy (1929–2006), Commander of the Egyptian Naval Forces
  • Ahmed Abdel Rahman Nasser (born 1934), Egyptian air force officer

Sports

Basketball
  • Abdulrahman Mohamed Saad (born 1982), Qatari basketball player
  • Mahdi Abdul-Rahman or Walt Hazard (1942–2011), American basketball player
  • Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman (born 1994), American college basketball player
  • Saeed Abdulrahman (born 1985), Qatari basketball player

Cricket

Fencing

Football

Running

Other sports

Terrorists and militants

Writers

Other people
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See also
  • Omar Abdul Rahman (disambiguation)
  • Tengku Abdul Rahman (disambiguation), or Tunku (disambiguation)
  • Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University, a women's university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Rahman Bridge, a bridge crossing the Sarawak River in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
  • B. S. Abdur Rahman University, a private university in Chennai (Madras), India
  • Expedition of Abdur Rahman bin Auf

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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