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for|the village in Iran|Reza, Iran Reza (IPA-fa|?e'z??|, also spelled Raza , Reda , Redha , Rida , Ridha IPA-ar|r?'d??|, Rizah , Riza IPA-tr|??'z?|, Ridho , Ridlo or Roda ; lang-ar|???, transl|ar| Ri?a ) is a male given name used commonly in the Muslim world , mainly between Persian language|Persian-speakers . It comes from Arabic language|Arabic and means contentment . It also appears as a surname.
Etymology
Rida (Reza) is an Islam ic concept rooted in the Qur'an and the Sunnah|practices . This idea of contentment is expressed in two Qur'anic verses which discuss the contentment of Allah with believers and, conversely, of believers with Allah:
: Allah was well pleased with the believers... (Quran-usc|48|18)
Muslims believe that Allah's pleasure with the servant is expressed through his gifts both material and spiritual and the servant's pleasure with Allah is the name of his obedience to Allah's commands and submission to his will. Rida on the part of the human also includes his determination to accept Allah's decree irrespective of whether it is favourable or unfavourable.Fact|date=February 2007
Because the Arabic dh sound (comparable to the English th ) does not exist in the Persian language , Persian-speakers replace the sound with a z . This pronunciation was also adopted by other languages influenced by Persian, most of all Turkish language|Turkish and Hindustani language|Hindustani . In the Maghreb region, the name is spelled Reda , due to the French language|French influence during the French colonial empire|colonial times.
Given name
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