Boy's name · Abd- name (servant of Allah)
Abdul-Ali: meaning and origin
عبد العلي- Meaning
- Servant of the Most High
- Arabic
- عبد العلي
- Say it
- ab-dul-'a-LIY
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Abd- name (servant of Allah)
- Also spelled
- Abdul Aliy
- Source
- Quran 2:255
About this name of Allah
Al-'Ali, the Most High above all things (Quran 2:255).
ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌۭ وَلَا نَوْمٌۭ ۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍۢ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
Surah Al-Baqara, 2:255 · Read it with translation and audio
The full Abdul-Ali is best. Ali on its own, without “al-”, is also a human name, since a companion carried it; still, avoid calling the child by Allah's name with “al-”.
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-Ali mean?
Servant of the Most High.
How do you pronounce Abdul-Ali?
Say it as ab-dul-'a-LIY; capitals mark the stressed syllable. In Arabic it is written عبد العلي.
Is Abdul-Ali in the Quran?
The name of Allah in it appears in the Quran, for example in Surah Al-Baqara (2:255). The full name Abdul-Ali means servant of the Most High.
Can Abdul-Ali be shortened?
The full Abdul-Ali is best. Ali on its own, without “al-”, is also a human name, since a companion carried it; still, avoid calling the child by Allah's name with “al-”.
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