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Abdul Majid (Name)

Abdul Majid (transliteration: ʿAbdul Majīd, Arabic: عبد المجيد) is an Arabic name for boys that means “servant of the Most Glorious”, “servant of the Most Exalted”, meaning “servant of God” since al-Majīd is one of the names of God in Islam.1 The name is made up of the words ʿabd (“servant”, “slave”)2 and the name of God al-Majīd. Due to the way the Arabic language works, when pronouncing the name ʿabd al-Majīd becomes ʿabdul Majīd.

Abdul Majid may also be spelled as Abdul Majeed, Abdol Majeed, Abd al-Majeed, Abd al-Majid, Abdel Majeed, Abd el-Majid and Abd el-Mejid among others.

There is one Companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Abdul Majid:

  • Abdul Majid bin Abdul Aziz عبد المجيد بن عبد العزيز

Sultan Abdul Majid (known as Abdulmejid I in the West) was Ottoman Emperor from 1839 to 1861.

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Abdul Karim (Name)

Abdul Karim (transliteration: ʿAbdul Karīm, Arabic: عبد الكريم) is an Arabic name for boys that means “servant of the Most Gracious”, “servant of the Most Generous”, meaning “servant of God” since al-Karīm is one of the names of God in Islam.1 The name is made up of the words ʿabd (“servant”, “slave”)2 and the name of God al-Karīm. Due to the way the Arabic language works, when pronouncing the name ʿabd al-Karīm becomes ʿabdul Karīm.

Abdul Karim may also be spelled as Abdul Kareem, Abdol Kareem, Abd al-Karim, Abd el-Karim, Abd el-Kerim and others.

There is one Companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Abdul Karim:

  • Abdul Karim bin Ukaim عبد الكريم بن عكيم

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Abdul Jabbar (Name)

Abdul Jabbar (transliteration: ʿAbdul Jabbār, Arabic: عبد الجبار) is an Arabic name for boys that means “servant of the Almighty”, “servant of the Omnipotent”, meaning “servant of God”, since al-Jabbār is one of the names of God in Islam.1 The name is made up of the words ʿabd (“servant”, “slave”)2 and the name of God al-Jabbār. Due to the way the Arabic language works, when pronouncing the name ʿabd al-Jabbār becomes ʿabdul Jabbār.

Abdul Jabbar may also be spelled as Abdul Jabar, Abdol Jabar, Abdel Jabbar, Abd al-Jabbar, Abd al-Jabar, Abd el-Gebar and Abd el-Jabar, among others.

There are three Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Abdul Jabbar:

  • Abdul Jabar bin al-Harith عبد الجبار بن الحارث
  • Abdul Jabar bin Shihab عبد الجبار بن شهاب
  • Abdul Jabar bin al-Ward عبد الجبار بن الورد

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Abdul Hamid (Name)

Abdul Hamid (transliteration: ʿAbdul Ḥamīd, Arabic: عبد الحميد) (not to be confused with Abdul Hamed) is an Arabic name for boys that means “servant of the Praiseworthy”, meaning “servant of God”, since al-Ḥamīd is one of the names of God in Islam.1 The name is made up of the words ʿabd (“servant”, “slave”)2 and the name of God al-Ḥamīd. Due to the way the Arabic language works, when pronouncing the name ʿabd al-Ḥamīd becomes ʿabdul Ḥamīd.

Abdul Hamid should not be confused with Abdul Hamed. The difference is that Abdul Hamid ends with an emphasis on “mid” part (pronounced like the English word “mead”), while in Abdul Hamed the word Hamed has its emphasis on the first syllable (i.e. “Haa”), ending with a short “mid” sound, somewhat like the “mid” in the English word “middle”.

Abdul Hamid may also be prounced Abd al-Hamid, Abdul Hameed, Abdel Hameed, Abd el-Hemid and others.

There are six Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Abdul Hamid:

  • Abdul Hamid bin Jubair عبد الحميد بن جبير
  • Abdul Hamid bin Hafs عبد الحميد بن حفص
  • Abdul Hamid bin Khattab bin al-Harith عبد الحميد بن خطاب بن الحارث
  • Abdul Hamid bin Raafi` عبد الحميد بن رافع
  • Abdul Hamid bin Abdullah عبد الحميد بن عبد الله
  • Abdul Hamid bin Amr عبد الحميد بن عمرو

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Abdul Ghafur (Name)

Abdul Ghafur (transliteration: ʿAbdul Ghafūr, Arabic: عبد الغفور) is an Arabic name for boys that means “servant of the Oft-Forgiving”, meaning “servant of God”, since al-Ghafūr is one of the names of God in Islam.1 The name is made up of the words ʿabd (“servant”, “slave”)2 and the name of God al-Ghafūr. Due to the way the Arabic language works, when pronouncing the name ʿabd al-Ghafūr becomes ʿabdul Ghafūr.

Abdul Ghafur may also be spelled as Abdel Ghafur, Abdol Ghafur, Abd al-Ghafoor, Abdul Ghafoor and others.

There is one Companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Abdul Ghafur:

  • Abdul Ghafur bin Abdul Aziz عبد الغفور بن عبد العزيز

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Abdul Aziz

Abdul Aziz (transliteration: ʿAbdul ʿAzīz) is an Arabic name for boys that means “servant of the Most Mighty”, “servant of the Most Powerful”, meaning “servant of God”, since al-ʿAzīz is one of the names of God in Islam.1 The name is made up of the words ʿabd (“servant”, “slave”)2 and the name of God al-ʿAzīz. Due to the way the Arabic language works, the “al” from al-ʿAzīz is attached to ʿabd when the name is spoken out loud, becoming ʿabdul, and the Azīz part is pronounced separately.

Abdul Aziz is also spelled as Abdul Azeez, Abdulaziz, Abd al-Aziz, Abd al-Azeez, Abdel Azeez and others.

There are ten Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Abdul Aziz:

  • Abdul Aziz bin Abi Umayyah عبد العزيز بن أبي أمية
  • Abdul Aziz bin Badr عبد العزيز بن بدر
  • Abdul Aziz bin Abi Rawwad عبد العزيز بن أبي روّاد
  • Abdul Aziz bin Sakhbarah عبد العزيز بن سخبرة
  • Abdul Aziz bin Saif عبد العزيز بن سيف
  • Abdul Aziz al-Sulami عبد العزيز السلمي
  • Abdul Aziz bin Sa`eed عبد العزيز بن سعيد
  • Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah bin Asyad عبد العزيز بن عبد الله بن أسيد
  • Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah bin Aamir عبد العزيز بن عبد الله بن عامر
  • Abdul Aziz bin Akhi Hudhaifah عبد العزيز ابن أخي حذيفة

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Abdul Aala (Name)

Abdul Aala (transliteration: ʿAbdul Aʿlā) is an Arabic name for boys that means “servant of the Most High”, meaning “servant of God”, since al-Aʿlā is one of the names of God in Islam.1. The name is made up of the words ʿabd (“servant”, “slave”)2 and the name of God al-Aʿlā. Due to the way the Arabic language works, the “al” from al-Aʿlā is attached to ʿabd when the name is spoken out loud, becoming ʿabdul, and the Aʿlā part is pronounced separately.

The name Abdul Aala may also be spelled as Abd al-Aala, Abdul Ala, Abdul A’laa, Abdulala, Abdulaala and others.

There is one Companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) by the name of Abdul Aala:

  • Abdul Aala bin Adi al-Bahrani عبد الأعلى بن عدي البهراني

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Abdu Rabbeh (Name)

Abdu Rabbeh (transliteration:  ʿAbdu Rabbih) is an Arabic name for boys that means “servant of his Lord”. It is made up of the words ʿabd (“slave, servant”)1, rabb (“lord”, “mentor”).23 and the pronoun h (meaning “his”).

Abdu Rabbeh may also be spelled Abdu Rabbih, Abdo Rabeh and Abdu Rabeh.

There is one Companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Abdu Rabbeh:

  • Abdu Rabbeh bin al-Muraqqa` عبد ربه بن المرقع

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Abdu Rab (Name)

Abdu Rab (transliteration: ʿAbdu Rabb) is an Arabic name for boys that means “servant of the Lord”. It is made up of the words ʿabd (“slave, servant”)1 and rab (“lord”, “mentor”).23 The literal meaning of the phrase is “servant of a lord”, but the meaning of “servant of the Lord” can be assumed due to the associating of the word rabb with God.

Abdu Rab may also be spelled Abdurab and Abdu Rabb.

There is one Companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) with this name:

  • Abdu Rab bin Haq عبد رب بن حقّ

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Abda (Name)

Abda (transliteration: ʿAbdah) is an Arabic name for boys that means “female slave”.12. Despite the fact the name means “female slave”, it was given to boys probably due to the Arabian belief that the name would protect the boy from envy.

Abda may also be spelled as Abdah and Abduh.

There are seven Companions of the Prophet with the name Abda:

  • Abda bin Haznعبدة بن حزن
  • Abda bin al-Hashaasعبدة بن الحسحاس
  • Abda bin al-Tayyibعبدة بن طيب
  • Abda bin Qart bin Khubabعبدة بن قرط بن خباب
  • Abda bin Mushir al-Bajaliعبدة بن مسهر البجلي
  • Abda bin Mu`tibعبدة بن معتب
  • Abda (slave of the Prophet SAW)عبدة مولى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

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Abd (Name)

Abd (transliteration: ʿAbd) is an Arabic name for boys that means “slave” or “servant”1. In the Quran and religious literature, it is used to refer to all humans, since all humans are slaves or servants of God in Islam.2

Due to the name’s association with slavery, the word is no longer commonly used by Arabs as a name. In ancient Arabia negative meanings were preferred due to the belief that they warded off harm from the person. There are nine Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Abad:

  • Abd al-Aslami عبد الأسلمي
  • Abd bin Jahsh bin Ri’ab عبد بن جحش بن رئاب
  • Abd bin Zam`ah bin Qais عبد بن زمعة بن قيس
  • Abd bin Abd al-Thumali عبد بن عبد الثمالي
  • Abd bin Abd Ghanam عبد بن عبد غنم
  • Abd bin Amr bin Rufai` عبد بن عمرو بن رفيع
  • Abd bin Qawal bin Qais al-Ansari عبد بن قوال بن قيس الأنصاري
  • Abd al-Arki عبد العركي
  • Abd bin Qais عبد بن قيس

The word ‘abd’ is used at least fives in the Quran, as in verse 19:30:

He said, “I am the servant of God. He has given me the Scripture, and made me a prophet.

Another example is verse 34:9:

Do they not reflect upon what lies before them and behind them, of the heaven and the earth? If We will, We can make the earth cave in beneath them, or make pieces of the sky fall down on them. In that is a sign for every devout servant.

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Abbas (Name)

Abbas (transliteration: ʿAbbās) is an Arabic name for boys that means “lion”1 and “a lion that other lions run away from”2. Its literal meaning is “grim-faced”.34

There are 15 Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) with the name Abbas (see list below), the most of whom is Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib, uncle of the Prophet:

  • al-Abbas bin Anas bin Aamir al-Salamiالعباس بن أنس بن عامر السلمي
  • Abbas bin Jamhanعباس بن جهمانal-
  • Abbas al-Himyariالعباس الحميري
  • Abbas al-Ra`liعباس الرعلي
  • Abbas bin Ubadah bin Nadhlahعباس بن عبادة بن نضلة
  • Abbas bin Abbas bin Abd al-Mutallibعباس بن عباس بن عبد المطلب
  • al-Abbas bin Abd al-Mutallib العباس بن عبد المطالب
  • al-Abbas bin Utbah bin Abi Lahab al-Hashimiالعباس بن عتبة بن أبي لهب الهاشمي
  • al-Abbas al-Sulamiالعباس السلمي
  • Abbas bin Alqamahعباس بن علقمة
  • Abbas bin Qais al-Hajariعباس بن قيس الحجري
  • Abbas bin Qais bin Aamirعباس بن قيس بن عامر
  • al-Abbas bin Mirdas al-Salamiالعباس بن مرداس السلمي
  • al-Abbas bin Ma`di Karb al-Zubaidiالعباس بن معدي كرب الزبيدي
  • al-Abbas slave of Bani Hashimالعباس مولى بني هاشم

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Abbad (Name)

Abbad (transliteration: ʿAbbād) is an Arabic name for boys that means “devoted worshiper (of God)”,1, from the verb ʿabada (“he worshiped”).2

Abbad is also spelled as Abad, Abaad and Abbaad.

There are 39 Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) who share this name:

  • Abbad bin Ahmar al-Mazini عباد بن أحمر المازني
  • Abbad bin Akhdhar عباد بن أخضر
  • Abbad bin Bishr bin Qaidhi al-Ansari al-Awsi عباد بن بشر بن قيظي الأنصاري الأوسي
  • Abbad bin Bishr bin Waqsh عباد بن بشر بن وقش
  • Abbad bin Tameem bin Ghaziah al-Ansari al-Khazraji عباد بن تميم بن غزية الأنصاري الخزرجي
  • Abbad bin Tha`labah عباد بن ثعلبة
  • Abbad bin Ja`far bin Rifa`ah عباد بن جعفر بن رفاعة
  • Abbad bin al-Harith عباد بن الحارث
  • Abbad bin Hunaif عباد بن حنيف
  • Abbad bin Khalid al-Ghaffari عباد بن خالد الغفاري
  • Abbad bin Rifa`ah al-Anzi عباد بن رفاعة العنزي
  • Abbad bin Zar`ah bin al-Nu`man al-Tha`labi عباد بن زرعة بن النعمان الثعلبي
  • Abbad bin Sabis عباد بن سابس
  • Abbad bin Suhaim al-Dhubi عباد بن سحيم الضبي
  • Abbad bin Sinan bin Salim عباد بن سنان بن سالم
  • Abbad bin Sahl عباد بن سهل
  • Abbad bin Sharhabeel عباد بن شرحبيل
  • Abbad bin Shaiban عباد بن شيبان
  • Abbad bin Shaiban al-Ansari al-Salami عباد بن شيبان الأنصاري السلمي
  • Abbad al-Shaibani عباد الشيباني
  • Abbad ibn Abd al-Uzzaa عباد بن عبد العزى
  • Abbad bin al-Abdi عباد بن العبدي
  • Abbad al-Adawi عباد العدوي
  • Abbad al-Asri عباد العصري
  • Abbad bin Abd Amr عباد بن عبد عمرو
  • Abbad bin Ubaid bin al-Taihan عباد بن عبيد بن التيهان
  • Abbad bin Amr al-Daili عباد بن عمرو الديلي
  • Abbad bin Amr al-Azdi عباد بن عمرو الأزدي
  • Abbad bin Amr عباد بن عمرو
  • Abbad bin Qais bin Absah عباد بن قيس بن عبسة
  • Abbad bin Qaidhi al-Ansari al-Harithi عباد بن قيظي الأنصاري الحارثي
  • Abbad bin Katheer al-Ansari al-Ashhali عباد بن كثير الأنصاري الأشهلي
  • Abbad bin Marrah al-Ansari عباد بن مرة الأنصاري
  • Abbad bin al-Mutallib عباد بن المطلب
  • Abbad bin Milhan al-Ansari al-Awsi عباد بن ملحان الأنصاري الأوسي
  • Abbad al-Naji عباد الناجي
  • Abbad bin Nuhaik al-Ansari al-Khatmi عباد بن نهيك الأنصاري الخطمي
  • Abbad bin Nawfal عباد بن نوفل
  • Abbad bin Wahb al-Ansari عباد بن وهب الأنصاري

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Abaa (Name)

Abaa (transliteration: Abāʾ) is an Arabic name for boys that means “proud”, “self-important”.1 Its literal meaning is “one who turns away”, “one who rejects”.2.

Abaa is also spelled as Abba, Abbaa, Abaa’, and Abbaa’.

There is one Companion of the Prophet (peace be upon him) with the name Abaa:

  • al-Abaa bin Qais al-Asadi الأبَّاء بن قيس الأسَديّ

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Abayu (Name)

Abayu (transliteration: Abayū) is a Persian name for boys whose meaning is not known. It was the name of a Persian Companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) who was called Abayu the Persian.

Abayu is also spelled as Abayuh, Abayouh and Abayou.

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Aban (Name)

Aban (transliteration: Abān) is an Arabic name for boys that is the name of a mountain mentioned in Arabic dictionaries.1 One meaning of the word is “the time (of something taking place)”, as in the usual time of the stars coming out.2

Aban is also spelled Abaan.

There are nine Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Aban:

  • Aban bin Sa`eed bin al-`Aas ابان بن سعيد بن العاص
  • Aban bin Abdullah أبان بن عبد الله
  • Aban al-Abdi أبان العبدي
  • Aban al-Muharibi أبان المحاربي
  • Aban bin Abi Ayyash al-Shanni أبان بن أبي عياش الشني
  • Aban bin Taghlib al-Rab`i أبان بن تَغلِب الرَّبعي
  • Aban bin Salih bin Umair bin Ubaid أبان بن صالح بن عمير بن عبيد
  • Aban bin Uthman bin Affan أبان بن عثمان بن عفان
  • Aban bin Yazeed al-Attar أبان بن يزيد العطار

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Azib (Name)

Azib (transliteration: ʿĀzib) is an Arabic name for boys that means “bachelor” (one who doesn’t have a spouse)1, “difficult to reach or attain”2, and “a pasture that has not been touched (that hasn’t been used for pasturing)”3.

Azib is also spelled as Azeb, Aazib and Aazeb.

There is one Companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Azib:

  • Azib bin al-Harith عازب بن الحارث

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Atika (Name)

Atika (transliteration: ʿĀtikah) is an Arabic name for girls that means “noble born”, “high-born”, “of ancient lineage”.12Al-Muheet fil Lughah by al-Sahib bin Abbad (d. c. 995 CE), entry for عتك.3

Atika is also spelled as Aatika, Atikah, Aatikah, Ateka, Atekah, Aateka, Aatekah, Atica, Aatica, Aticah, and Aaticah.

There are seven Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) with the name of Atika, including his aunt Atika bint Abdul Muttalib:

  • Atika bint Aseed عاتكة بنت أسيد
  • Atika bint Khalid عاتكة بنت خالد
  • Atika bint Zayd عاتكة بنت زيد
  • Atika bint Abdul Muttalib عاتكة بنت عبد المطلب
  • Atika bint Awf عاتكة بنت عوف
  • Atika bint Nu`aim عاتكة بنت نعيم
  • Atika bint al-Waleed عاتكة بنت الوليد

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Asim (Name)

Asim (transliteration: ʿĀṣim) is an Arabic name for boys that means “protector”1, “defender from harm”2.

The name Asim is also spelled Aasim, Asem, Assim, Assem and Aasem.

There are 23 Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) who have the name Asim:

  • Asim al-Ahwal bin Sulaiman عاصم الأحول بن سليمان
  • Asim bin Thabit bin Qais عاصم بن ثابت بن قيس
  • Asim bin Abi Jabal عاصم بن أبي جبل
  • Asim al-Habashi عاصم الحبشي
  • Asim bin Hadrad al-Ansari عاصم بن حدرد الأنصاري
  • Asim bin Haseen bin Shamt عاصم بن حصين بن شمت
  • Asim bin al-Hakam عاصم بن الحكم
  • Asim bin Hameed al-Sakuni al-Homsi عاصم بن حميد السكوني الحمصي
  • Asim bin Khalifah عاصم بن خليفة
  • Asim bin Sufyan al-Thaqafi عاصم بن سفيان الثقفي
  • Asim bin Adi عاصم بن عدي
  • Asim bin Abdullah عاصم بن عبد الله
  • Asim bin Adi 2عاصم بن عدي آخر
  • Asim bin Urwah bin Mas`ud al-Thaqafi عاصم بن عروة بن مسعود الثقفي
  • Asim bin al-Ukair al-Ansari عاصم بن العكير الأنصاري
  • Asim bin Umar bin al-Khattab عاصم بن عمر بن الخطاب
  • Asim bin Amr bin Khalid عاصم بن عمرو بن خالد
  • Asim bin Amr al-Tamimi عاصم بن عمرو التميمي
  • Asim bin Fudhaalah al-Laithi عاصم بن فضالة الليثي
  • Asim bin Qais bin Thabit عاصم بن قيس بن ثابت
  • Asim al-Mazini عاصم المازني
  • Asim Abu Nasr bin Aasim al-Laithi عاصم أبو نصر بن عاصم الليثي
  • Asim bin al-Waleed عاصم بن الوليد

The word Asim is used in three places in the Quran. The first usage is in verse 10:27:

As for those who have earned evil deeds: a reward of similar evil, and shame will cover them. They will have no defense against God—as if their faces are covered with dark patches of night. These are the inmates of the Fire, abiding therein forever.

The second usage of Asim is in verse 11:43:

He said, “I will take refuge on a mountain—it will protect me from the water.” He said, “There is no protection from God’s decree today, except for him on whom He has mercy.” And the waves surged between them, and he was among the drowned.

The third usage of Asim is in verse 40:33:

The Day when you will turn and flee, having no defender against God. Whomever God misguides has no guide.”

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Arid (Name)

Arid (transliteration: ʿĀriḍ) is an Arabic name for boys that means “clouds”12. Arid can also mean “that which blocks something”,3 such as a mountain that blocks the way.4

Arid is also spelled as Ared, Ariz, Arez, Aarid, Aariz, Aaridh, and Aridh.

There is one Companion of the Prophet named Arid:

  • Arid al-Jashmi عارض الجشمي

The word Arid is used in the Quran in verse 46:24:

Then, when they saw a cloud approaching their valley, they said, “This is a cloud that will bring us rain.” “In fact, it is what you were impatient for: a wind in which is grievous suffering.”

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