Boy's name · Abd- name (servant of Allah)
Abdul-Hayy: meaning and origin
عبد الحي- Meaning
- Servant of the Ever-Living
- Arabic
- عبد الحي
- Say it
- ab-dul-HAYY
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Abd- name (servant of Allah)
- Also spelled
- Abdul Hai, Abdul Hay
- Source
- Quran 2:255
About this name of Allah
Al-Hayy, "the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all" (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
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdul-Hayy to Hayy.
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-Hayy mean?
Servant of the Ever-Living.
How do you pronounce Abdul-Hayy?
Say it as ab-dul-HAYY; capitals mark the stressed syllable. In Arabic it is written عبد الحي.
Is Abdul-Hayy 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-Hayy means servant of the Ever-Living.
Can Abdul-Hayy be shortened?
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdul-Hayy to Hayy.
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