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.

Given name

* Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan, poet and minister in the Mughal Empire *

Rahim Abdullah Rahim Fahim Abdullah (born March 22, 1976) is a former American football player from Clemson University. He was a second round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns in 1999, the year of their return to the NFL. His brother is Khalid Abdullah, who ...

, 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 Raheem Jefferson Brennerman (born 1978) (also known as Raheem Jefferson Soe-Tan Jr. Brennerman) is an Energy and real estate business magnate, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He currently serves as the chairman for RJB Capital, and its core busi ...

, American businessman *

Raheem Blackshear Raheem Blackshear (born June 5, 1998) is an American football running back for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Rutgers and Virginia Tech. Professional career Buffalo Bills Blackshear sign ...

(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 Sal ...

, Afghan singer *

Raheem Jarbo Raheem Jarbo (born September 3, 1977), also known by his stage names Mega Ran and Random, is an American underground nerdcore rapper, chiptune DJ, and record producer. In February 2015, he changed his stage name to Mega Ran, removing Random from ...

, rapper better known as "Mega Ran" *

Raheem Kassam Raheem J. Kassam (born 1 August 1986) is a British political activist, former editor-in-chief of ''Breitbart News'' London, and former chief adviser to former UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage. He has been described as far-right an ...

, British politician and journalist * Raheem Layne (born 1999), American football player * Rahim Mehryar, Afghan singer *

Rahim Moore Rahim Shaheed Moore (born February 11, 1990) is an American football free safety for the Arlington Renegades of the XFL. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at UCLA. Early ...

, American football player *

Raheem Morris Raheem Morris (born September 3, 1976) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as head coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2009 to 2 ...

, American football coach * Raheem Orr, American football player * Raheem Sterling, 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, Bangladeshi cricketer * Sameer Rahim, British literary journalist and novelist * Tahar Rahim (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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In fiction

See also