Reza (Arabic: رضا, riḍā) is a name of Arabic origin, widely used as a Persian personal name and within Iranian placenames.
The Islamic concept Reza ([ɾeˈzɒː], also transliterated as Raza, Reda, Redha, Rida, Ridha [rɪˈdˤɑ], Rıza, Rza, Rizah [ɾɯˈzɑ], is a male given name common among Muslims, and especially Persian-speakers. It comes from Arabic and means contentment.
Rida (Reza) is an Islamic concept rooted in the Qur'an and the 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 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.
Because the Arabic ض sound 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 and Urdu. In the Maghreb region, the name is spelled Reda, due to the French influence during the colonial times.
Ali al-Ridha, Eighth Shia Ithna Ashari Imam.Reza Afshari, Iranian historianReza Davari Ardakani, Iranian philosopherReza Ghadiri, Iranian-American chemistReza Iravani, Iranian academicRida Khawaldeh, Jordanian academicReza Malekzadeh, Iranian physicianReza Mansouri, Iranian physicistReza Olfati-Saber, Iranian roboticistRida Said, Syrian physicianRıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı, Turkish scientistReza Aslan, Iranian-American scholar, author, and journalistReza Moridi, Canadian PoliticianReza Abbasi (1565–1635), a Persian painterReza Abdoh, Iranian-born American directorReza Abedini, Iranian designerReza Allamehzadeh, Persian-born Dutch film-makerReza Amirkhani, Persian novelistReza Aslan, Iranian-American scholar, author, and journalistReza Badiyi, American film directorReza Baraheni, Iranian novelistReza Deghati, professionally known as Reza, an Iranian-born photojournalistReza Fayazi, Iranian film directorReza Feiz Noroozi, Iranian actorReza Kianian, Iranian actorReza Naji, Iranian actorReza Parsa, Swedish film directorReza Qolikhan Hedayat, Persian writerReza Sadeghi, Iranian pop singerReza Samani, Iranian musicianReza Shafiei Jam, Iranian actorReza Shah-Kazemi, British authorReza Vohdani, Iranian musicianReza Yazdani (singer)Rida Al Abdullah, Iraqi singerRaza Murad, Indian actorRedha al-Najar, Tunisian prisonerReza Alinejad, Iranian juvenile offenderReza Khan, Afghan IslamistReza Zarrab, Iranian businessmanReza Alamouti, Iranian political activistReza Fallah (1909-1982); Iranian businessman and political advisor who shaped the Iranian oil policy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.Reza Ghotbi, Iranian politicianReza Hosseini, Iranian humanitarianReza Khelili Dylami, Swedish politicianReza Moridi, Canadian politicianReza Ostadi, Iranian politicianReza Pahlavi, last crown prince of the former Imperial State of IranReza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of IranReza Taslimi, Iranian intelligence officerReza Zanjani, Iranian politicianReza Zarei, Iranian military commanderRida al-Rikabi, Syrian politicianRıza Nur, Turkish politicianRıza Türmen (born 1941), Turkish judge and politicianRéda Johnson, French/Algerian/Beninese/English footballerReda Acimi, Algerian footballerReda El Amrani, Moroccan tennis playerReda El-Weshi, Egyptian footballerRedha Tukar, Saudi Arabian footballerReza Ahadi, Iranian footballerReza Chahkhandagh, Iranian judokaReza Enayati, Iranian footballerReza Ghoochannejhad, Iranian-Dutch footballerReza Hassanzadeh (disambiguation), multiple Iranian footballersReza Jabbari, Iranian footballerReza Khaleghifar, Iranian footballerReza Niknazar, Iranian footballerReza Sahebi, Iranian footballerReza Soukhteh Saraei, Iranian wrestlerReza Shahroudi, Iranian footballerReza Talabeh, Iranian footballerReza Torabian, Iranian footballerReza Vatankhah, Iranian footballerReza Yazdani, Iranian wrestlerRida Lah Douliazale, Moroccan footballerRıza Çalımbay, Turkish footballerRıza Kayaalp (born 1989), Turkish wrestlerRıza Şen, Turkish footballerRizah Mešković, Bosnian footballerPeople with the theophoric given name.People with the given name, after Ali Reza (765-818), Imam and seventh descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.People with the given name, meaning servant of the contented onePeople with the given name, after Mohammad Reza (1919–1980), the last King of Iran.Ahmed Rıza, Turkish academicFarhad Reza (born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketerFazlollah Reza (born 1915), an Iranian university professorGhaleb Rida, Lebanese basketball playerHadem Rida, Palestinian politicianLiudvikas Rėza (1776–1840), Prussian-Lithuanian author a.k.a. Ludwig RhesaMaruf Reza (fl. 2000s), Bangladeshi cricketerÖmer Rıza, English footballerSyed Salim Raza (born 1950), Financier and Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, of Persian HeritageRashid Rida, Syrian scholarYasmina Reza (born 1959), an Iranian-French playwrightKévin Reza (born 1988), a French professional road bicycle racerItzel Reza, Mexican sprint canoerLilia Merodio Reza (born 1978), Mexican politicianReza, character in Gol & Gincu television seriesReza Temiz, character in Dreamfall: The Longest Journey game