Boy's name · Abd- name (servant of Allah)
Abdul-Qadir: meaning and origin
عبد القادر- Meaning
- Servant of the All-Able
- Arabic
- عبد القادر
- Say it
- ab-dul-QAA-dir
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Abd- name (servant of Allah)
- Also spelled
- Abdul Kadir, Abdelkader
- Source
- Quran 6:65
About this name of Allah
Al-Qadir: "He is the One Able" (Quran 6:65). Shaykh 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani carried the name.
قُلْ هُوَ ٱلْقَادِرُ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَبْعَثَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابًۭا مِّن فَوْقِكُمْ أَوْ مِن تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِكُمْ أَوْ يَلْبِسَكُمْ شِيَعًۭا وَيُذِيقَ بَعْضَكُم بَأْسَ بَعْضٍ ۗ ٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ نُصَرِّفُ ٱلْءَايَٰتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَفْقَهُونَ
Surah Al-An'aam, 6:65 · Read it with translation and audio
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdul-Qadir to Qadir.
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-Qadir mean?
Servant of the All-Able.
How do you pronounce Abdul-Qadir?
Say it as ab-dul-QAA-dir; capitals mark the stressed syllable. In Arabic it is written عبد القادر.
Is Abdul-Qadir in the Quran?
The name of Allah in it appears in the Quran, for example in Surah Al-An'aam (6:65). The full name Abdul-Qadir means servant of the All-Able.
Can Abdul-Qadir be shortened?
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdul-Qadir to Qadir.
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