Abdul


Abdul is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word Abd and the definite prefix al / el.
It is the initial component of many compound names, such as عبد الحميد ', عبد الله ', and عبد الملك .
The most common use for Abdul by far, is as part of a male given name, written in English. When written in English, Abdul is subject to variable spacing, spelling, and hyphenation. It is a common name in the Middle East, North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central Asia, the Balkans, the Caucasus, and predominantly Muslim countries of South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is also used amongst African Americans and Turkic peoples of Russia.
The meaning of Abdul literally and normally means "Slave of the", but English translations also often translate it to "Servant of the".

Spelling variations

Variations in spelling are primarily because of the variation in pronunciation. Arabic speakers normally pronounce and transcribe their names of Arabic origin according to their spoken Arabic dialects. Therefore, it is pronounced and written Abdel... or Abd El.... However, non-Arabic speakers or Arabic speakers may choose to transcribe the name according to the Literary Arabic pronunciation, which is the language of Quran, pronounced as and written Abdul.... For other variations in spelling, see the [|Arabic grammar] section.

Etymology

In Arabic language, the word عبد ' means "slave" or "servant", from the triliteral root ع-ب-د ', which is also related to the word عبادة , "worshiping". The word has the positive connotation in the Islamic faith.

Theophoric naming

Essentially there is no Abdul without the second part, when written in Arabic, thus it appears as a component of many Arabic and specifically Muslim names, where it is the opening of a religiously based name, meaning: "Servant of..." with the last component of the name being one of the names of God in Islam, which would form a Muslim Arabic theophoric name. Such as Abdullah simply meaning "Servant of God" while "Abdul Aziz" means "Servant of the Almighty" and so on.
The name Abdul Masih, is an Arabic Christian equivalent.
In addition, Abdul is occasionally, though much more rarely, used in reference to a figure other than God. For example, the Indian name Abdul Mughal.

Derived theophoric names

;The most common names are listed below
When followed by a sun letter, the l in al assimilates to the initial consonant of the following noun, resulting in a doubled consonant. For example, "Abdul Rahman", would be pronounced in Literary Arabic: Abdur-Rahman. When the definite article is followed by a moon letter, no assimilation takes place.
Therefore, Abdul is not always used as the opening part of the name; if the second part starts with a sun letter, it may become forms including Abdun, Abdur, Abdus, or Abdush, the vowel in each name, similarly with Abdul, is also open to differing transliterations.

Independent naming

Abdul does not appear on its own as a male [|given name] when written in Arabic. In some cultures, the theophoric part may appear to be a stand-alone middle name, or surname, thus confusing people as to whether Abdul is an accepted given name. Often if someone shortens his/her name, he may equally choose the theophoric part or Abdul. However, Abdul by itself is sometimes used as an independent full given first name outside of Arabic-speaking societies. Most commonly Abdul is followed by one of the names of God found in the Quran, the Islamic scriptures, for example "Abdul Rahman", which means "slave/servant of the Merciful".

Given name

  • Abdul Razzaq Anjum, Pakistan Air Force Vice Marshal
  • Abdul Aziz, several people
  • Abdul Azim Badakhshi, Afghan-born businessman, social media personality, and MMA athlete
  • Abdul Carter, American football player
  • Abdul Thompson Conteh, Sierra Leonean footballer
  • Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, Libyan politician and businessman
  • Abdul Diallo, Burkina Faso footballer
  • Abdul Sattar Edhi, Pakistani humanitarian, philanthropist and ascetic
  • Abdul "Duke" Fakir, American singer, best known as a member of the Four Tops
  • Abdul Fatawu, Ghanaian professional footballer
  • Abdul Gaddy, American basketball player
  • Abdul Kabir, Afghan Taliban leader
  • Abdul Kadir, Guyanese politician, convicted terrorist.
  • Abdul Halim of Kedah, 28th Sultan of Kedah
  • Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Pakistani Pashtun independence activist
  • Abdul Qadir Gilani, Hanbali scholar, preacher, and Sufi leader
  • Abdul Hamid II, 34th sultan of the Ottoman Empire
  • Abdul Hakim Haqqani, Afghan Taliban jurist
  • Abdul Hodge, American football linebacker
  • Abdul Razak Hussein, second prime minister of Malaysia
  • Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud, last emir of Nejd
  • Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan, Yang di-Pertuan Agong
  • Abdul Razzaq, Pakistani cricket coach and cricketer
  • Prince Abdul Mateen, Bruneian prince
  • Abdul Momin, 24th Sultan of Brunei
  • Prince Abdul Muntaqim, Bruneian prince
  • Abdul Qadir, Pakistani cricketeer
  • Abdul Salis, British actor
  • Abdul Sattar, Indian politician
  • Abdul Rauf Abdulkarim Shaikh, farmer
  • Abdul Shamsid-Deen, American former basketball player
  • Abdul Waris Muin, Deputy Regent of North Penajam Paser, East Kalimantan
  • Abdul Vas, Venezuelan artist
  • Abdul Rahman Ya'kub, Malaysian politician
  • A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, 11th President of India
  • DJ Abdel, French DJ and producer of Moroccan descent playing hip hop, funk and contemporary R&B

    Surname

  • Ari Abdul, American singer
  • David Abdul, Aruban footballer
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American basketball player
  • Lida Abdul, Persian artist
  • Paula Abdul, American singer and television personality

    Fictional characters

  • Abdul-Adl, a character in the Taiwanese television series .
  • Abdul Alhazred, character created by American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft
  • Mohammed Avdol, fictional character in the manga and anime JoJo's Bizarre Adventure created by Hirohiko Araki