Al Rahman (other)
Al rahman is the 55th chapter (''surah'') of the Qur'an. Al rahman, Ar rahman, or other forms may also refer to: Mosques * Ar-Rahman Mosque (Aleppo), Syria * Al-Rahman Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq * Ar-Rahman Mosque (Pyongyang), North Korea * Al-Rahman Mosque, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia * Ar-Rahma Mosque, Kyiv, Ukraine * Al-Rahma Mosque, Liverpool, United Kingdom Other *Al-Rahman Legion, or al-Rahman Corps, an Islamist Syrian rebel group See also *Rahman (other) *Rahman (name) *Abd al-Rahman Abd al-Rahman ( ar, عبد الرحمن, translit=ʿAbd al-Raḥmān or occasionally ; DMG ''ʿAbd ar-Raḥman''; also Abdul Rahman) is a male Arabic Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' Abd'', '' ...

Al Rahman
Ar-Rahman ( ar, الرحمان, ; The Merciful) is the 55th Chapter (''Surah'') of the Qur'an, with 78 verses ('' āyāt''). The title of the surah, Ar-Rahman, appears in verse 1 and means "The Most Beneficent". The divine appellation "ar-Rahman" also appears in the opening formula which precedes every surah except Sura 9 ("In the Name of God, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy"). English translations of the surah's title include "The Most Gracious", "The All Merciful", "The Lord of Mercy", "The Beneficent", and "The Mercy-Giving". In the fourth century CE south Arabian pagan inscriptions started to be replaced by monotheistic expressions, using the term rahmān.Robert Schick, ''Archaeology and the Quran'', Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an There is disagreement over whether Ar-Rahman ought to be categorized as a surah of the Meccan or Medinan period. Theodor Nöldeke and Carl Ernst have categorized it among the surahs of the early Meccan period (in accordance with its sho ...
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Ar-Rahman Mosque (Aleppo)
Ar-Rahman Mosque ( ar, جَامِع ٱلرَّحْمَٰن, al-Jāmiʿ ar-Raḥmān) is a contemporary mosque in Aleppo, Syria, located on King Faisal Street. It was opened in 1994 and features a combined style of the early Umayyad architecture and modern mosques. It has a large central dome surrounded with 2 high and 4 shorter rectangular minarets. The external walls of the mosque are decorated with stones in the form of traditional Quran pages, inscribed with some verses from the Ar-Rahman sura. Gallery File:De moskee Ar-Rahman in aanbouw - Stichting Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen - TM-20011817.jpg File:De moskee Ar-Rahman in aanbouw - Stichting Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen - TM-20011816.jpg De moskee Ar-Rahman in aanbouw - Stichting Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen - TM-20011815.jpg References Mosques completed in 1994 Architecture in Syria Umayyad architecture in Syria Mosques in Aleppo 20th-century mosques 1994 establishments in Syria ...
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Al-Rahman Mosque, Baghdad
The Al-Rahman Mosque ( ar, جامع الرحمان; transliterates: ''The Most Merciful'') in Baghdad, was intended to be one of the largest mosques in Iraq. It was begun by Saddam Hussein in 1998, but work was cut short during the 2003 invasion of Iraq and it was never completed. It remains uncompleted in Baghdad's Mansour neighbourhood, in the place of the old race track. Its main, uncompleted dome, is surrounded by eight smaller, independent domes, which in turn feature eight even smaller domes integrated in their walls. It is approximately in diameter, and occupies . Disambiguation The mosque is sometimes confused with another mosque – the "Great Saddam Mosque", (or "Grand Saddam Mosque") which was also being built at the time. That was being constructed a couple of miles to the north-east, at the site of the old Al Muthanna municipal airport. It was supposed to be even bigger than Al-Rahman, and centred on an artificial lake. It would have been surrounded by newly built ...
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Ar-Rahman Mosque (Pyongyang)
The Ar-Rahman Mosque is a mosque in Pyongyang, North Korea on the grounds of the Iranian embassy, and is considered the country's first and only mosque. Embassy staff from other Islamic countries in North Korea including Sunni from Indonesia have been reported to visit the mosque and pray at it, and the mosque hosts Friday prayers which have been reported to be attended by Muslim embassy staff from various countries regardless of sect. Though other Islamic-majority nations have embassies in North Korea, such as Egypt, Libya and Pakistan, none of them have been reported to have mosques on their premises, and the lack of mosques in North Korea due to the state's religious policy has made North Korea reportedly the only country to have only a Shia mosque and no Sunni mosques. However, Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armeni ...
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Al-Rahman Mosque, Kuala Lumpur
The Al-Rahman Mosque ( ms, Masjid Al-Rahman) is a mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The mosque is located at University of Malaya in Jalan Pantai Baharu and was named after the first Malaysian Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj. Today, the mosque is joint managed by University of Malaya and the Department of Federal Territory Islamic Affairs (JAWI). History The foundation stone of the mosque was laid down by the first Malaysian Prime Minister, Almarhum Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj on 6 November 1962. Construction of this mosque took about a year to complete with a total expenditure of about RM 400,000 (a the large number at that point). On 23 August 1963, the mosque was officially opened by the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail of Perlis. In 2010, the mosque started hosting a methadone programme combined with praying to treat drug addicts. The methadone is dispensed through pharmacists by the Ministry of Health, whi ...
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Ar-Rahma Mosque, Kyiv
The Ar-Rahma Mosque, ( uk, Мечеть Ар-Рахма), translated Mercy Mosque, is a mosque in Kyiv (Kiev), the capital of Ukraine. It was built between the years 1996 and 2000 in the Tatarka neighborhood of the city. History The first attempt to build a mosque in Kyiv was in 1897. Muslims of that time were able to open a house of worship in Kyiv on 5 Peace Street, in the house of Kalinovich in Podil. The next attempt to build a mosque was made in 1991. Ordinance on the allocation of the Clerical Board of Ukraine's Muslims' (DUMU) land for the construction and maintenance of the memorial building was granted on February 5, 1996, by the Kyiv state administration. Construction of the mosque took place in stages, with money donated by Muslims of the city. Prayers on Fridays, holidays and special events started upon the completion of the first part of the mosque in 1998. In 2000, a crescent moon was installed on the dome of the new mosque. The mosque was finally opened in 2011. ...
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Al-Rahma Mosque, Liverpool
The Al-Rahma Mosque ( ar, مسجد الرحمة, Masjid ar-Raḥmah, Mosque of Mercy) is a mosque located on Hatherley Street in Toxteth, Liverpool, England, which can accommodate between 2,000 and 2,500 people and serves as the main place of worship and focus point for Liverpool's Muslim population, estimated at 25,000 people. Background The Liverpool Muslim Society, founded in 1953 by the late Al-Haj Ali Hizzam, a member of Liverpool's Muslim Community, and originally operated from a room in his house, is based at the mosque. The current mosque was built in 1974, having taken 10 years to get approval from the city's planning department. Today The current building is used primarily by the city's Yemenis, Syrians, and Somali populations who constitute the vast majority of Liverpool's Muslim population. See also * List of mosques in the United Kingdom *Liverpool Muslim Institute *Abdullah Quilliam William Henry Quilliam (10 April 1856 – 23 April 1932), who changed his n ...
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Al-Rahman Legion
The al-Rahman Legion ( ar, فيلق الرحمن, ''Faylaq al-Raḥmān'') is a Syrian rebel group that operated in Eastern Ghouta, in the outskirts of Damascus, and in the eastern Qalamoun Mountains. It was the main rebel group in Jobar, and was backed by Qatar. The group's leader is Abdul al-Nasr Shamir, a captain from rural Homs who defected from the Syrian Army in early 2012. The Legion has been described as an " Islamist" or as a non-jihadi/non- Salafi "political Islamist"Jennifer Cafarella and Genevieve Casagrande, Syrian Armed Opposition Powerbrokers', Middle East Security Report 29, March 2016, Institute for the Study of War organisation. It describes itself as "a revolutionary military entity aiming for the downfall of the Syrian regime," but does not seek to turn Syria into an Islamic state. In 2016, it was described as "one of the oldest standing opposition factions in Damascus and maintains high levels of local legitimacy and support." Under a surrender agreement, ...
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Rahman (other)
Rahman (Arabic: or ) may refer to: *Rahman, one of the names of God in Islam *Ar-Rahman, the 55th sura of the Qur'an People *Rahman (name), an Arabic male personal name **Short form of Abd al-Rahman *Rahman (actor) (born 1967), Indian actor *Rahman (Bengali actor) (born 1937) *A. R. Rahman (born 1967), Indian music composer and singer Places *Rahman, Casimcea, Tulcea, Romania *Rahmanabad-e Zagheh-ye Lalvand, or Rahman, Lorestan Province, Iran *Deh-e Rahman, or Rahman, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran See also * Al rahman (other) * Rehman (other) * Raman (other) * Ramen (other) * Rachman * Rahma (other) Rahma most commonly refers to an Arabic name, which may refer to: * Al-Rahma mosque, on Hatherley Street, Liverpool, England *'' Malak al-Rahma'', a classic 1946 Egyptian film directed and written by Youssef Wahbi People *Rahma el-Dennaoui (born ... {{disambiguation, geo Names of God in Islam ...
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Rahman (name)
Rahman ( ar, رحمن, ) is an Arabic origin surname meaning "gracious", "King", "merciful" or "Lord". With nisba (Arabic onomastic), the name becomes Rahmani, means "descendant of the gracious one" and is also used as a surname. In Islam, Ar-Rahman (The Most Gracious) is one of the Names of God There are various names of God, many of which enumerate the various qualities of a Supreme Being. The English word ''god'' (and its equivalent in other languages) is used by multiple religions as a noun to refer to different deities, or speci ...