ʿAbd Allāh
عَبْدُ اللَّه
Say it ʿAB-dul-laah
Servant of Allah
At a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- Also spelled
- Abdullah, Abdallah, Abdulla
Meaning & source
Servant of Allah. The Prophet ﷺ said: “The dearest of your names to Allah are ʿAbd Allāh and ʿAbd al-Raḥmān” (Muslim 2132).
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عبد: الْعَبْدُ: الإِنسان، حُرًّا كَانَ أَو رَقِيقًا، يُذْهَبُ بِذَلِكَ إِلى أَنه مَرْبُوبٌ لِبَارِيهِ، جَلَّ وَعَزَّ
Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, vol. 3, p. 270 (Dār Ṣādir, Beirut, 3rd ed. 1414 AH)
Who carried this name
- The Prophet ﷺ, called “the servant of Allah” as he stood in prayer Qurʾān 72:19