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Ar-Rashid

الرَّشِيد

The Guide to the Right Path

What it means

Ar-Rashīd combines guidance with maturity: He directs His servants toward what is objectively right, and matures those who accept the direction. His guidance is not just information but transformation.

Sources for this entry

The Arabic name and its enumeration follow the traditional list in Sunan al-Tirmidhī (§3507). The concise explanation reflects the consensus classical understanding taught in Al-Ghazālī's Al-Maqṣad al-Asnā and Ibn Kathīr's tafsīr. Qur'anic references are locations where the name appears in the Mushaf.

Contemplate Ar-Rashid with SABR

Learning the names of Allah alongside memorising His words is one of the highest forms of study. SABR pairs one name per day with your memorisation session.