Abdur Rahim
Abdur Rahim (Arabic: عبد الرحيم) is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Rahim. The name means "servant of the most merciful", Ar-Rahim being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.[1][2]
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-Rahim, the usual pronunciation corresponds to Abd ar-Rahim. Alternative transliterations include Abdul Rahim, Abdur Raheem, Abdul Rahiem and others, all subject to variant spacing and hyphenation.
It may refer to:
Males
- Muhadhdhabuddin Abd al-Rahim bin Ali bin Hamid al-Dimashqi, known as Al-Dakhwar (1170–1230), Syrian physician
- Abd al-Rahim ibn al-Husain al-'Iraqi (1325–1403), Shafi'i scholar of hadith
- Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana (1556–1627), Indian poet
- Shah Abdur Rahim, 17th century Indian sufi and scholar
- Faqir Abdul Raheem Garhori (1739–1778), saint and poet of the Sindh
- Mirza Abdul'Rahim Talibov Tabrizi (1834—1911), Iranian Azerbaijani intellectual and social reformer
- Sheikh Abdur Rahim (1859–1931), Bengali author.
- Abdur Rahim (judge) (1867–1952), Indian judge and politician
- Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev (1870–1933), Azerbaijani playwright, stage director and politician
- Abdurrahim Buza (1905–1987), Albanian painter
- Abubakar Abdul Rahim (1920–1995), Indian politician
- Gamal Abdel-Rahim (1924–1988), Egyptian classical music composer
- Abdul Rahim Khan (1925–1990), Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Air Force
- Abdul Rahim Hatef (born 1926), Afghan politician
- Abdul Rahim Nagori (born 1939), Pakistani painter
- Abdul Rahim Wardak (born 1940 (?)), Afghan politician
- Abed Elrahim Abu Zakrra (1943–1989), Sudanese writer, poet, and translator
- Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem (1961–2009), Nigerian, general secretary of the Pan-African Movement
- Khalid Abdul Rahim (born 1962), Bahraini businessman
- Abdul-Rahim Hamed Aufi (born 1963), Iraqi footballer
- Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri (born 1965), Saudi held in Guantanamo
- Shaaban Abdel Rahim (born 1967), Egyptian popular singer
- Abdul Al-Rahim Ghulam Rabbani (born 1969), Pakistani held in Guantanamo
- Abderrahim Ouakili (born 1970), Moroccan footballer
- Abderrahim Zitouna (born 1970), Moroccan runner
- Abdur Rahim (cricketer) (born 1974), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Abderrahim El Haouzy (born 1975), Moroccan-French runner
- Abdul Rahim (Guantanamo detainee 897) (born ca. 1975), Afghan
- Shareef Abdur-Rahim (born 1976), American basketball player
- Abderrahim Goumri (born 1976), Moroccan runner
- Abderrahim Chkilit (born 1976), Moroccan footballer
- Abd Al Rahim Abdul Rassak Janko (born 1978), Syrian Kurd held in Guantanamo
- Abdulrahim Jumaa (born 1979), UAR footballer
- Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour (born ca. 1980), Egyptian criminal
- Nabil Omran Abdul-Rahim (born 1981), Libyan futsal player
- Uthman Abdul Rahim Mohammed Uthman (born 1982), Yemeni held in Guantanamo
- Abderrahim Essaidi (born 1983), Moroccan footballer
- Abdulrahim Kerimbakiev (born 1983), Kazakh held in Guantanamo
- Abderrahim Najah (born 1984), Moroccan basketball player
- Abdul Rahim Ayew (born 1988), Ghanaian footballer
- Abdulrahim Jaizawi (born 1989), Saudi footballer
- Abdulrahim Abdulhameed (born 1990), Bahraini Taekwondo practitioner
- Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai (died 1997), Afghan politician and diplomat
- Abdolrahim Mousavi, Iranian general
- Abdul Raheem Glaiati, Sudanese poet and journalist
- Chaudhry Abdul Rahim, Pakistani politician
- Abdurrahim Hojibayev, Tajik politician
- Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah, Malaysian politician
- Abdul Rahim Bakri, Malaysian politician
- Abdul Rahim Mourad, Lebanese politician
- Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein, Sudanese politician
- Fathi Tawfiq Abdulrahim, Yemeni politician
- Abd al-Rahim al-Hasini, Iraqi politician
- Abdul Rahim Muslimdost, Pakistani journalist and jeweller held in Guantanamo
- Abdurrahim Al Murbati, Bahraini held in Guantanamo
- Abdul Rahim (Engineer), Afghan, Communications Minister of the Interim Administration
- Manaf Abd al-Rahim al-Rawi, Iraqi accused of terrorism
- Ibrahim Abd El Rahim, Egyptian fencer
- Abderahim Mechenouai, Algerian boxer
- Abderrahim Zhiou, Tunisian Paralympic athlete
- Abdul-Rahim Sarban , Afghan singer
Females
With derived surnames
See also
References
- ^ Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
- ^ S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.