Akkaf (Name)

Akhdar (transliteration: ʿAkkāf, Arabic: عَكّاف) is an Arabic name for boys that means “one who is dedicated to (something)”, “one who has devoted himself (to something)”.¹² When speaking of a Muslim, it can mean “one who performs much iʿtikāf“, i.e. “one who often stays overnight at the mosque in order to perform worship.”³ There is one Companion of the Prophet Muhammad named Akkaf:

• Akkaf bin Wadaa`ah al-Hilali عكاف بن وداعة الهلالي

Akkaf may also be spelled as Akaaf, Akkaaf and Akaph.

Below is the name Akkaf written in Arabic naskh script:

Below is the name Akkaf written in Arabic kufi script:

1. Lisaan al-Arab by Ibn Manzur (d. 1311 CE), entry for عكف.
2. Al-Ubaab al-Zaakhir by al-Saghaani (d. 1252 CE), entry for .
3. Al-Muheet fil Lughah by al-Sahib bin Abbad (d. c. 995 CE), entry for عكف.