<P> Ibrahim ( Arabic : إبراهيم ‎ ‎ , Ibrāhīm ) is the Arabic name of the prophet and patriarch Abraham . He was God 's messenger . It is a common first name and surname among Muslims and Arab Christians , a derivative of the name Abraham or Avram from Judaism and Christianity in the Middle East . In Lebanon and Maghreb , Brahim is a common diminutive for the first name Ibrahim . </P>
where does the last name ibrahim come from
the Arabic name of the prophet and patriarch Abraham