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Ar-Rashid: meaning, transliteration and explanation
The one who directs every affair rightly, of perfect guidance
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Arabic
الرَّشِيد
- Transliteration
- ar-Rashīd
- Meaning
- Ar-Rashid means the one who directs every affair to the most correct and rightful course, the perfect source of guidance and rectitude. His management is flawless; He needs no counselor. It is He who guides His servants to the right path and grants them rushd, sound judgment and right direction.
In the Quran
This Name does not occur directly in this form in the Quran. It appears in the well-known list of 99 Names transmitted in Jami at-Tirmidhi 3507.
Explanation
The giver of right direction
Rushd means holding to the right path, acting with sound judgment and rectitude. It is Allah who grants a person the ability to distinguish right from wrong. The Quran states that Ibrahim (peace be upon him) was granted rushd at a young age (Al-Anbya, 51).
This name in the Quran
Ar-Rashid does not occur in the Quran in this form as a name of Allah (in Hud, 87, rashid is said of the Prophet Shuayb, not of Allah); but the root rushd and rashad (the right path) is used for Allah's guidance (Al-Mu'min, 38). As a name, Ar-Rashid appears in Tirmidhi's enumeration of the 99 Names of Allah (Jami at-Tirmidhi, 3507; the list portion of the narration is considered weak).
Sources
This page is based on Quran verses and authentic hadith sources.
- HadithJami at-Tirmidhi, 3507
This name appears in the narration where Tirmidhi enumerates the 99 Names; the list portion of the narration is considered weak (gharib).
- Classical sourceTDV İslam Ansiklopedisi, "Esmâ-i hüsnâ"
Academic source for the meaning of the name Rashid and the occurrence of the root rushd/rashad in the Quran.
Related Names
Other Names with closely connected meanings.
As a personal name
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this Name.
What does the name Ar-Rashid mean?
Ar-Rashid means Allah who directs every affair to the most correct course, the perfect source of guidance and rectitude.Does Ar-Rashid occur in the Quran?
Not as a name of Allah in this form; the root rushd/rashad (the right path) is used in the Quran (Al-Mu'min, 38). As a name, it appears in Tirmidhi's list.