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Al-Raḥmān
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Quranic divine designation co-referring with Allah.
![Word functions in Quranic witnesses, not an etymological tree or four gods. Modern explanatory diagram; Allah’s possible derivation is a separate issue. [15][16][17][25]](/media/1286)
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QuranQuranCentral text of Islam, used here as evidence of its religious discourse.Glossary · Click to read the explanation 17:110 permits invoking Allah or al-Raḥmān, assigning the beautiful names to Him. Explicit co-reference, not a two-god listGod listsTexts collecting divine names for preservation, teaching and classification, with varying theological organization.Glossary · Click to read the explanation. [1]
Connection with southern RaḥmānānRaḥmānānDivine designation rḥmnn in late Sabaic inscriptions before Islam.Glossary · Click to read the explanation is a historical question; resemblance alone identifies neither route nor institution of transmission. Image explains word functions, not an ancient inscription. [2]
References and notes
- Qurʾān 17:110; displayed text, Quran.com / Quranic Arabic Corpus. Displayed verse: Allah and al-Raḥmān co-refer; verse alone does not establish a transmission route from Yemen. Return to the text ↑
- Sigrid K. Kjær, “‘Rahman’ before Muhammad: A pre-history of the First Peace (Sulh) in Islam”, Modern Asian Studies 56.3 (2022), 776–795. DOI 10.1017/S0026749X21000305. Abstract and selected late-Sabaic/Jewish examples: Raḥmānān in differing southern contexts. Author’s distinct-deity readings not generalized as facts; no physical inscription examination. Return to the text ↑
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IL Archive, «Al-Raḥmān», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/entities/ar-rahman