Boy's name · Abd- name (servant of Allah)
Abdul-Qahhar: meaning and origin
عبد القهار- Meaning
- Servant of the All-Prevailing
- Arabic
- عبد القهار
- Say it
- ab-dul-qah-HAAR
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Abd- name (servant of Allah)
- Also spelled
- Abdul Kahar, Abdul Qahar
- Source
- Quran 13:16
About this name of Allah
Al-Qahhar, "the One, the All-Prevailing" (Quran 13:16).
قُلْ مَن رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ ۚ قُلْ أَفَٱتَّخَذْتُم مِّن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ لِأَنفُسِهِمْ نَفْعًۭا وَلَا ضَرًّۭا ۚ قُلْ هَلْ يَسْتَوِى ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ وَٱلْبَصِيرُ أَمْ هَلْ تَسْتَوِى ٱلظُّلُمَٰتُ وَٱلنُّورُ ۗ أَمْ جَعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ شُرَكَآءَ خَلَقُوا۟ كَخَلْقِهِۦ فَتَشَٰبَهَ ٱلْخَلْقُ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ خَٰلِقُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ وَهُوَ ٱلْوَٰحِدُ ٱلْقَهَّٰرُ
Surah Ar-Ra'd, 13:16 · Read it with translation and audio
Use the full name. Qahhar on its own is a name of Allah alone, so the child should not be called Qahhar.
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-Qahhar mean?
Servant of the All-Prevailing.
How do you pronounce Abdul-Qahhar?
Say it as ab-dul-qah-HAAR; capitals mark the stressed syllable. In Arabic it is written عبد القهار.
Is Abdul-Qahhar in the Quran?
The name of Allah in it appears in the Quran, for example in Surah Ar-Ra'd (13:16). The full name Abdul-Qahhar means servant of the All-Prevailing.
Can Abdul-Qahhar be shortened?
Use the full name. Qahhar on its own is a name of Allah alone, so the child should not be called Qahhar.
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