Boy's name · Abd- name (servant of Allah)
Abdul-Barr: meaning and origin
عبد البر- Meaning
- Servant of the Source of All Goodness
- Arabic
- عبد البر
- Say it
- ab-dul-BARR
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Abd- name (servant of Allah)
- Also spelled
- Abdul Bar
- Source
- Quran 52:28
About this name of Allah
Al-Barr: "He is the Most Kind, the Merciful" (Quran 52:28). The Andalusian scholar Ibn 'Abd al-Barr carried the name.
إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْبَرُّ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Surah At-Tur, 52:28 · Read it with translation and audio
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdul-Barr to Barr.
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-Barr mean?
Servant of the Source of All Goodness.
How do you pronounce Abdul-Barr?
Say it as ab-dul-BARR; capitals mark the stressed syllable. In Arabic it is written عبد البر.
Is Abdul-Barr in the Quran?
The name of Allah in it appears in the Quran, for example in Surah At-Tur (52:28). The full name Abdul-Barr means servant of the Source of All Goodness.
Can Abdul-Barr be shortened?
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdul-Barr to Barr.
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