Abdullah (name)
Abd Allah (Arabic : عبد الله romanized : ʻAbd Allāh Abdallah , Abdellah , Abdollah , Abdullah , Abdulla , Abdalla and many others, is an Arabic name meaning "Servant of God". It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd عبد Allāh الله Allāh , as the first letter of the article al- Abdollah and Abdullah represent the elision of this "a" following the "u" of the Classical Arabic nominative case (pronounced [o] in Persian ). Abd Allah is one of many Arabic theophoric names , meaning servant of God . God's Follower is also a meaning of this name.
Humility before God is an essential value of Islam , hence Abdullah is a common name among Muslims . However, the name of the Islamic prophet Muhammad 's father was Abdullah . The prophet's father died before his birth, which indicates that the name was already in use in pre-Islamic Arabia.
It is also common among Mizrahi Jews , especially Iraqi Jews and Syrian Jews . The name is cognate to and has the same meaning as the Hebrew Abdiel and, more commonly, Obadiah . There were two Jewish rabbis in Medina before Islam came; they were Abdullah ibn Salam and Abdullah ibn Shuria. Abdullah ibn Saba was a Yemenite Jew during the spread of Islam.
The variant used in the Russian language is "Абдулла́ Abdulla ) (cf. Fedul , which has similar origins), with "Абду́л Abdul Габдулла́ Gabdulla ) often used in Adyghe .[ 1] Spanish variant is Abdala .
The Christian Arabic Bible uses the word Allah for God. Presently in the Middle East , the name is sometimes used by Christians as a given or family name.[ 2]
Given name
Abd Allah
Abd Allah ibn Muhammad , son of Muhammad Abd Allah ibn Uthman , son of third caliph Uthman Abd Allah ibn Abd Allah , companion of MuhammadAbd Allah ibn Abi Bakr , son of caliph Abu Bakr Abd Allah ibn Saba , Jewish anti-Rashidun rebelAbd Allah ibn Salam , Jewish convert to IslamAbd Allah ibn Ubayy (died 631), leading inhabitant of Medina and contemporary of MuhammadAbd Allah ibn Umar (610–693 CE), narrator of hadithAbd Allah ibn al-Zubayr , (died 692), ruler of the 8th-century Zubayrid Caliphate Abd Allah ibn Yazid , an Umayyad prince and Military leader
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Abdallah Abdalsalam (born 1983), Egyptian volleyball playerAbdallah al-Adil (1224–1227), Caliph of MoroccoAbdallah Aich (born 1995), Lebanese footballerAbdallah ibn Amir , Rashidun politician and military officerAbdallah Djaballah (born 1956), Algerian politicianAbdallah Al-Fakhouri (born 2000), Jordanian footballerAbdallah Kamal (1965–2014), Egyptian journalist and politicianAbdallah El Maaroufi (1944–2011), Moroccan diplomatAbdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz (861–908), Arab poetAbdallah Saaf (born 1949), Moroccan academic and politicianAbdallah ibn Sa'd , Arab administrator and commanderAbdallah Shihiri , politician of the Somali Dervish movement Abdallah Somekh (1813–1889), Iraqi rabbiAbdallah El-Yafi (1901–1986), Lebanese politicianAbdallah al-Fadil al-Mahdi (1890–1966), Sudanese politician
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Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (545–570), the father of Muhammad Abdullah I (disambiguation) , multiple rulersAbdullah II (disambiguation) , multiple rulersAbdullah (Chagatai Khanate) (died 1359), ruler of the ChagataiAbdullah (Ismaili Mustaali Missionary) , first Ismaili, Fatimid, mustaali saint to reach India, c. 1067 ADAbdullah ibn Abbas , narrator of hadithAbdullah Nur (1910–1997), Indonesian ulamaAbdullah Abdullah (born 1960), the former foreign minister of AfghanistanAbdullah Ahmed Abdullah (1963–2020), al-Qaeda terroristAbdullah al-Amiri , judge in the trial of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein who was replaced after allegations of biasAbdulla Aripov , Prime minister of UzbekistanAbdullah Tahir , Ethiopian-Yemeni governorAbdullah Anderson (born 1996), American football playerAbdullah Atalar (born 1954), Turkish academicAbdullah Avcı (born 1963), Turkish association football managerAbdullah Aydoğdu (born 1991), Turkish Paralympian goalball playerAbdullah Yusuf Azzam (1941–1989), Islamist leader, assassinated in 1989Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (born 1939), Prime Minister of Malaysia (2003–2009)Abdullah el Baqui (1886–1952), Bengali Islamic scholar, writer and politicianAbdullah Baybaşin , Turkish mob bossAbdullah Bishara (born 1936), Kuwaiti diplomatAbdullah Bughra , Emir of the First East Turkestan Republic Abdullah Cevdet , Turkish physicianAbdullah Çatlı , Turkish convicted drug traffickerAbdullah Al Damluji , Iraqi physician and politicianAbdullah Demirbaş (born 1966), Turkish politicianAbdullah Durak (born 1987), Turkish association football playerAbdullah Ercan (born 1971), Turkish association football playerAbdullah Franji (born 1943), Palestinian politician and Fatah memberAbdullah Gül (born 1950), Turkish politician and 11th President of TurkeyAbdullah Halman (born 1987), Turkish association football playerAbdullah bin Suleiman Al Hamdan (1887–1965), Saudi Arabian politician and businessmanAbdullah al-Harari , Islamic scholarAbdullah I of Jordan (1882–1951), Emir of Transjordan (1921–1946) and King of Jordan (1946–1951)Abdullah II of Jordan (born 1962), King of Jordan since 1999Abdullah İçel , Turkish-Belgian futsal playerAbdullah Abdul Kadir (1796–1854), early 19th century Malay writerAbdullah Khadr (born 1981), Canadian citizen of Egyptian descent whose alleged ties to terrorism resulted in a protracted international legal issueAbdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa (1769–1849), ruler of Bahrain between 1821 and 1843Abdullah Khan (disambiguation) , multiple peopleAbdullah Kobayashi , born Yosuke Kobayashi , Japanese wrestlerAbdullah al Mahmood , Bengali politician and former minister in PakistanAbdullah Malallah , Emirati association football playerAbdullah al Mamun (disambiguation) , multiple peopleAbdullah Mando , Syrian footballerAbdullah ibn Masud (died 652), a companion of MuhammadAbdullah Mirza (1410–1451), ruler of the Timurid EmpireAbdullah Morsi , son of former Egyptian President Mohamed MorsiAbdullah Muhammad Shah II of Perak , one of the parties to the Pangkor Treaty of 1874 Abdullah Abbas Nadwi , Islamic scholarAbdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan , United Arab Emirati politicianAbdullah Nangyal , Pashtun human rights activist and one of the leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz MovementAbdullah Al Nuaimi , Emirati engineer and politicianAbdullah Oğuz , Turkish film directorAbdullah Öcalan (born 1948), Kurdish opposition leader and founder of the Kurdistan Workers PartyAbdullah Öztürk (born 1989), Turkish para table tennis playerAbdullah of Pahang (b. 1959), King of Malaysia and Sultan of PahangAbdullah bin Ali Al Rashid (1788–1848), founder of the Emirate of Jabal ShammarAbdullah bin Ghazi (1935–1998), Pakistani religious scholar and founder of Faridia University, Islamabad Abdullah Al Rasi (1929–1994), Lebanese physician and politicianAbdullah ibn Rawaha (C. 590–629), general in the Battle of Mut'ahAbdullah bin Saud Al Saud (died 1819), Ruler of the First Saudi StateAbdullah bin Faisal Al Saud (1831–1889) , Ruler of the Emirate of DiriyahAbdullah bin Faisal Al Saud (1923–2007) , Saudi royal and businessmanAbdullah bin Thunayan Al Saud (died 1843), Emir of NejdAbdullah bin Abdullah Al Saud (born 1843), Saudi royalAbdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924–2015), Former ruler of Saudi ArabiaAbdullah bin Muhammad Al Sheikh (1751–1829), Wahhabi scholarAbdullah Elyasa Süme (born 1983), Turkish association football playerAbdullah Tal (1918–1973), Jordanian soldierAbdullah Al Thani (disambiguation) , multiple peopleOvadia Yosef (1920–2013), Israeli rabbi, born Abdullah Youssef
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Abdul Abdullah (born 1986), Australian artist, brother of artist Abdul-Rahman AbdullahAbdul Rahman Abdullah , Muslim name of Donny Meluda, armed robberAbdul-Rahman Abdullah (born 1977), Australian artist, brother of artist Abdul AbdullahAbdullah Abdullah (born 1960), former foreign minister of AfghanistanAbdullah Ahmed Abdullah (1963–2020), al-Qaeda terroristAdel Abdullah (born 1984), Syrian association football playerAmeer Abdullah (born 1993), American football running backBilal Abdullah (born 1980), British doctor of Iraqi descent behind the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attackChelsea Abdullah (fl. 2022 ), Kuwaiti American novelistFarah Zeynep Abdullah (born 1989), Turkish actressHusain Abdullah (born 1985), American football playerIsmail Sabri Abdullah (1924–2006), Egyptian economist and politicianKhalid Abdullah (disambiguation) , multiple peopleMajed Abdullah (born 1959), Saudi Arabian football playerMohamed Abdullah (disambiguation) , multiple peopleMansoor Abdullah , Singaporean convicted killerMohammed Abdullah (disambiguation) , multiple peopleMuhammad Kho Abdullah (1984–2016), Muslim name of Kho Jabing, convicted Malaysian killerNadhem Abdullah , Iraqi murdered during the Occupation of IraqOmar Abdullah (born 1970), last Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Rahim Abdullah (born 1976), American football playerRaja Abdullah bin Raja Jaafar, a participant in the Klang War
Roshdi bin Abdullah Altway , a Singaporean convicted killer and drug traffickerSalem Abdullah (disambiguation) , multiple peopleSalwa Abdullah (born 1953), Syrian politicianSheikh Abdullah (1905–1982), known as Sher-e-Kashmir, first Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Tewfik Abdullah (born 1896), Egyptian footballerYasir Abdullah (born 2000), American football player
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Sources
А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание" (Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling ). Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-8112-1399-9
