Boy's name · Abd- name (servant of Allah)
Abdul-Qayyum: meaning and origin
عبد القيوم- Meaning
- Servant of the Self-Sustaining Sustainer of all
- Arabic
- عبد القيوم
- Say it
- ab-dul-qay-YOOM
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Abd- name (servant of Allah)
- Also spelled
- Abdul Qayum, Abdul Kayum
- Source
- Quran 2:255
About this name of Allah
Al-Qayyum, who sustains everything and needs nothing (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. Qayyum on its own is a name of Allah alone, so the child should not be called Qayyum.
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-Qayyum mean?
Servant of the Self-Sustaining Sustainer of all.
How do you pronounce Abdul-Qayyum?
Say it as ab-dul-qay-YOOM; capitals mark the stressed syllable. In Arabic it is written عبد القيوم.
Is Abdul-Qayyum 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-Qayyum means servant of the Self-Sustaining Sustainer of all.
Can Abdul-Qayyum be shortened?
Use the full name. Qayyum on its own is a name of Allah alone, so the child should not be called Qayyum.
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