Boy's name · Abd- name (servant of Allah)
Abdul-Afuww: meaning and origin
عبد العفو- Meaning
- Servant of the Pardoner
- Arabic
- عبد العفو
- Say it
- ab-dul-'a-FUWW
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Abd- name (servant of Allah)
- Also spelled
- Abdul Afu
- Source
- Quran 4:43
About this name of Allah
Al-'Afuww, who wipes sins away (Quran 4:43); "O Allah, You are Pardoning and love to pardon, so pardon me" (Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3513).
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَقْرَبُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَأَنتُمْ سُكَٰرَىٰ حَتَّىٰ تَعْلَمُوا۟ مَا تَقُولُونَ وَلَا جُنُبًا إِلَّا عَابِرِى سَبِيلٍ حَتَّىٰ تَغْتَسِلُوا۟ ۚ وَإِن كُنتُم مَّرْضَىٰٓ أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ أَوْ جَآءَ أَحَدٌۭ مِّنكُم مِّنَ ٱلْغَآئِطِ أَوْ لَٰمَسْتُمُ ٱلنِّسَآءَ فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا۟ مَآءًۭ فَتَيَمَّمُوا۟ صَعِيدًۭا طَيِّبًۭا فَٱمْسَحُوا۟ بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَأَيْدِيكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَفُوًّا غَفُورًا
Surah An-Nisaa, 4:43 · Read it with translation and audio
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdul-Afuww to Afuww.
Read more about this name in the 99 Names of Allah.
‘Abd- names follow the hadith: “The most beloved of your names to Allah are ‘Abdullah and ‘Abd ar-Rahman” (Sahih Muslim 2132).
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Frequently asked questions
What does the name Abdul-Afuww mean?
Servant of the Pardoner.
How do you pronounce Abdul-Afuww?
Say it as ab-dul-'a-FUWW; capitals mark the stressed syllable. In Arabic it is written عبد العفو.
Is Abdul-Afuww in the Quran?
The name of Allah in it appears in the Quran, for example in Surah An-Nisaa (4:43). The full name Abdul-Afuww means servant of the Pardoner.
Can Abdul-Afuww be shortened?
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdul-Afuww to Afuww.
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