What is the validity of the claim that al-Rahman is a non-Arabic name?
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The Shaykh : The plotting of Allah the Exalted against His enemies is greater than the plotting of His enemies against His awliya (close friends of Allah).
Questions now, and the rest of the verses will come if Allah wills. Yes.
The questioner : This question is whether they deny the name al-Rahman. They do not swear by it, because some authors mentioned that al-Rahman is a non-Arabic name. Some scholars stated that al-Rahman is a non-Arabic name that the Arabs did not know.
The Shaykh : A non-Arabic name? I say that the one who called it a non-Arabic name is the non-Arab, because he does not know the Arabic language. But they denied it by denying the name itself. That is why the interrogative particle "ma" (what), which asks about a description, was used, rather than "man" (who), which asks about a specific identity. Do you understand now? "Man" and "ma" are interrogative particles. If I want to ask about the specific entity, I use "man"; if I want to ask about the description, I use "ma." It means: Who is the One with the vast mercy? Because al-Rahman is on the pattern of "fa'lan," which indicates vastness. And Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Isra 17:110] Yes.
Questions now, and the rest of the verses will come if Allah wills. Yes.
The questioner : This question is whether they deny the name al-Rahman. They do not swear by it, because some authors mentioned that al-Rahman is a non-Arabic name. Some scholars stated that al-Rahman is a non-Arabic name that the Arabs did not know.
The Shaykh : A non-Arabic name? I say that the one who called it a non-Arabic name is the non-Arab, because he does not know the Arabic language. But they denied it by denying the name itself. That is why the interrogative particle "ma" (what), which asks about a description, was used, rather than "man" (who), which asks about a specific identity. Do you understand now? "Man" and "ma" are interrogative particles. If I want to ask about the specific entity, I use "man"; if I want to ask about the description, I use "ma." It means: Who is the One with the vast mercy? Because al-Rahman is on the pattern of "fa'lan," which indicates vastness. And Allah the Exalted said: