al-Raḥmān
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The Quran frequently uses the term al-Raḥmān to refer to "the Merciful One". Although Rahmanan was once its own name for the deity in South Arabia, and is sometimes used as such in the Quran, by its final redaction it had become an adjective modifying the word "God" as "the merciful".
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- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Term used in the Quran to refer to "the Merciful One".
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Source passages
“in the name of Allāh, al-Raḥmān al-Raḥīm" from the written agreement, as for him, it would have represented an acquiescence to monotheistic practice. In its place, Suhayl said that the phrase "In thy Name O God" should be used, representing a generic oath for the highest god that was still compatible with notions of practice that were not strictly monotheistic”
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