Boy's name · Abd- name (servant of Allah)
Abdul-Badi': meaning and origin
عبد البديع- Meaning
- Servant of the Originator
- Arabic
- عبد البديع
- Say it
- ab-dul-ba-DEE'
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Abd- name (servant of Allah)
- Also spelled
- Abdul Badi
- Source
- Quran 2:117
About this name of Allah
Al-Badi': "Originator of the heavens and the earth" (Quran 2:117).
بَدِيعُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًۭا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ
Surah Al-Baqara, 2:117 · Read it with translation and audio
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdul-Badi' to Badi'.
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-Badi' mean?
Servant of the Originator.
How do you pronounce Abdul-Badi'?
Say it as ab-dul-ba-DEE'; capitals mark the stressed syllable. In Arabic it is written عبد البديع.
Is Abdul-Badi' in the Quran?
The name of Allah in it appears in the Quran, for example in Surah Al-Baqara (2:117). The full name Abdul-Badi' means servant of the Originator.
Can Abdul-Badi' be shortened?
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdul-Badi' to Badi'.
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