Boy's name · Abd- name (servant of Allah)
Abdul-Ghaffar: meaning and origin
عبد الغفار- Meaning
- Servant of the Ever-Forgiving
- Arabic
- عبد الغفار
- Say it
- ab-dul-ghaf-FAAR
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Abd- name (servant of Allah)
- Also spelled
- Abdul Gaffar
- Source
- Quran 20:82
About this name of Allah
Al-Ghaffar: "I am Ever-Forgiving to whoever repents and believes" (Quran 20:82).
وَإِنِّى لَغَفَّارٌۭ لِّمَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًۭا ثُمَّ ٱهْتَدَىٰ
Surah Taa-Haa, 20:82 · Read it with translation and audio
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdul-Ghaffar to Ghaffar.
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-Ghaffar mean?
Servant of the Ever-Forgiving.
How do you pronounce Abdul-Ghaffar?
Say it as ab-dul-ghaf-FAAR; capitals mark the stressed syllable. In Arabic it is written عبد الغفار.
Is Abdul-Ghaffar in the Quran?
The name of Allah in it appears in the Quran, for example in Surah Taa-Haa (20:82). The full name Abdul-Ghaffar means servant of the Ever-Forgiving.
Can Abdul-Ghaffar be shortened?
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdul-Ghaffar to Ghaffar.
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