Rauf or Rawuf (

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

: رَؤُوف ''ra’ūf'' or ''rawūf'') is an Arabic male given name or surname which is a noun and the exaggerated form of the name

Raif Raif, Raaif, sometimes Raef (Arabic: رَائِف ''rā’if'') is an Arabic male given name or used as a surname meaning "kind, compassionate, affectionate, benign" or "sympathetic, merciful". The name comes from the Arabic verb ''ra’afa'' (ر� ...

(or Raef) meaning "kind, affectionate, benign", "sympathetic, merciful" or ''compassionate''. The name comes from the Arabic verb ''ra’afa'' (رَأَفَ) "to have compassion for, have mercy upon, be merciful toward". However, the name Rauf is an exaggerated form and Raif is an

agent noun In linguistics, an agent noun (in Latin, ) is a word that is derived from another word denoting an action, and that identifies an entity that does that action. For example, "driver" is an agent noun formed from the verb "drive". Usually, ''derive ...

which is also exaggerated in nature. The name is also one of the

names of Allah 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 ...

, al-Ra'uf or commonly "Ar-Ra'uf/ Rawuf", meaning "the Kind, the Pitying" or "Most Kind, the Ever-Compassionate".

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Abdul Rauf (anti-Taliban cleric) Mullah Abdul Rauf is a citizen of Afghanistan and an anti-Taliban cleric. Rauf was quoted by ''The Washington Post'' on December 7, 2001. He is the imam at the Herati Mosque, a mosque in Kabul. He is notable for preaching against Taliban excesse ...

, Afghan cleric *

Abdul Rauf (Taliban governor) Mullah Abdul Rauf Aliza (), widely identified as Mullah Abdul Rauf Khadim, was a Taliban member held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camp, in Cuba, until 20 December 2007. His Guantanamo Internment Serial ...

, Taliban politician *

Abdur Rauf (cricketer) Abdur Rauf Khan (born 9 December 1978) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played for the Pakistani national cricket team between 2008 and 2009. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Khan made his first-class debut in October 1999. He joined the nati ...

(born 1978), Pakistani cricketer *

Asad Rauf Asad Rauf ( Punjabi, ur, ; 12 May 1956 – 14 September 2022) was a Pakistani cricket player and umpire. He was a member of the ICC Elite Umpire Panel from 2006 to 2013. Alleged to have been involved in match-fixing and spot-fixing of cricket ...

(1956–2022), Pakistani cricketer *

Atif Rauf Atif Rauf (born March 3, 1964) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in one Test against New Zealand in 1994. A right-handed batsman and occasional off spin bowler, he scored 16 and 9 in his only appearance. He is a cousin of Pakistani crick ...

(born 1964), Pakistani cricketer * Bulent Rauf (1911–1987), Turkish-British mystic, spiritual teacher, translator and author * Faiza Rauf (1923–1994), Egyptian princess and a member of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty * Feisal Abdul Rauf (born 1948), American Sufi imam, author, and activist *

Haris Rauf Haris Rauf (Urdu: حارث رؤف; born 7 November 1993) is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in January 2020. He made his Twenty20 debut for the Lahore Qalandars in the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy ...

(born 1993), Pakistani cricketer *

Javeria Rauf Javeria Rauf (جواریہ راوُف) (born 10 April 1989) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm fast-medium bowler for Pakistan. She has also played domestic cricket for Sindh, Karachi, Omar Associates, Z ...

(born 1989), Pakistani cricketer *

John Rauf John Row or Rauf (fl. 1388) of Totnes, Devon, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it ...

(fl.1388), English politician * Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (born 1969), American basketball player *

Onjali Q. Raúf Onjali Qatara Raúf (born February 1981) is a best-selling British author and the founder of the NGO Making Herstory, a woman's rights organisation tackling the abuse and trafficking of women and girls in the UK. Background Raúf is of Bri ...

, English author and human rights campaigner *

Rana Abdul Rauf Rana Abdul Rauf is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2008 to May 2018. Early life He was born on 11 March 1953. Political career He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab a ...

(born 1953), Pakistani politician * Rashid Rauf (1981–2008), alleged Al-Qaeda operative

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* Rauf Rashid Abd al-Rahman (born c. 1941), Iraqi judge * Rauf Adigozalov (1940–2002), Azerbaijani violinist and singer * Rauf Aliyev (born 1989), Azerbaijani football player * Rauf Denktaş (1924–2012), first president of

Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, isl ...

* Rauf Hasağası (1900–1992), Turkish sprinter * Rauf Huseynli (born 2000), Azerbaijani football player * Rauf Khalid (1957–2011), Pakistani actor * Rauf Khalilov (born 1981), Azerbaijani film director * Rauf Klasra, Pakistani journalist *

Rauf Lala Rauf Lala (Urdu: رؤف لالہ; born 1970 in Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan) is a Pakistani comedian, actor, writer, and producer. Working in Pakistani media for over three decades, he is well known for his comedic talent and stage work. Lala has also ...

(born 1970), Pakistani actor *

Rauf Mamedov Rauf Mamedov ( az, Rauf Məmmədov; born 26 April 1988) is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster and a three-time national champion. He competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2015. Career Born in Baku, Mamedov started playing chess a ...

(born 1988), Azerbaijani chess player *

Rauf Olaniyan Rauf Aderemi Olaniyan (born 25 February 1960) is a Nigerian politician, civil engineer, and farmer. He served as the deputy governor of Oyo State from 2019 to 2022 before he was impeached following misconduct and a series of allegations leveled ...

(born 1960), Nigerian politician *

Rauf Orbay Hüseyin Rauf Orbay (27 July 1881 – 16 July 1964) was an Ottoman-born Turkish naval officer, statesman and diplomat of Abkhazian origin. Biography Hüseyin Rauf was born in Constantinople in 1881 to an Abkhazian family. As an officer i ...

(1881–1964), Turkish politician *

Rauf Abu Al-Seoud Rauf Abu Al-Seoud (29 April 1915 – 19 November 1982) was an Egyptian diver. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where he placed 12th in 10 metre platform. He also competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olym ...

(1915–1982), Egyptian diver *

Rauf Siddiqui Muhammad Abdur Rauf Siddiqui is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, since August 2013. Previously he had been a Member of the Provincial Sindh Assembly from 2002 to 2013 and remained a member of the ...

, Pakistani politician *

Rauf Yekta Rauf Yekta Bey (27 March 1871 – 8 January 1935) was a Turkish musician, musicologist and writer on music. Biography Rauf Yekta was born on 27 March 1871, in the Aksaray area of Istanbul, Turkey to his father Ahmed Arif Bey. He was named Mehm ...

(1871–1935), Turkish musician

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