Ahmar is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means “red-colored”. It is the name of a number of the Sahabah (companions of the Prophet ﷺ). In Islamic literature, such as the Prophet’s sayings (hadith), the word ahmar often refers to non-Arabs. For example the Prophet says: “I was sent to blacks (which refers to Arabs) and reds (non-Arabs, such as Persians)”.