Boy's name · Abd- name (servant of Allah)
Abdul-Majid: meaning and origin
عبد المجيد- Meaning
- Servant of the All-Glorious
- Arabic
- عبد المجيد
- Say it
- ab-dul-ma-JEED
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Abd- name (servant of Allah)
- Also spelled
- Abdul Majeed, Abdelmajid
- Source
- Quran 11:73
About this name of Allah
Al-Majid: "He is Praiseworthy, All-Glorious" (Quran 11:73).
قَالُوٓا۟ أَتَعْجَبِينَ مِنْ أَمْرِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ رَحْمَتُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَٰتُهُۥ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ ٱلْبَيْتِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ حَمِيدٌۭ مَّجِيدٌۭ
Surah Hud, 11:73 · Read it with translation and audio
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdul-Majid to Majid.
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-Majid mean?
Servant of the All-Glorious.
How do you pronounce Abdul-Majid?
Say it as ab-dul-ma-JEED; capitals mark the stressed syllable. In Arabic it is written عبد المجيد.
Is Abdul-Majid in the Quran?
The name of Allah in it appears in the Quran, for example in Surah Hud (11:73). The full name Abdul-Majid means servant of the All-Glorious.
Can Abdul-Majid be shortened?
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdul-Majid to Majid.
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