Boy's name · Abd- name (servant of Allah)
Abdul-Warith: meaning and origin
عبد الوارث- Meaning
- Servant of the Inheritor of all
- Arabic
- عبد الوارث
- Say it
- ab-dul-WAA-rith
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Abd- name (servant of Allah)
- Also spelled
- Abdul Waris
- Source
- Quran 15:23; Sunan al-Tirmidhi 3507
About this name of Allah
Al-Warith: "We are the Inheritors" (Quran 15:23).
وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ نُحْىِۦ وَنُمِيتُ وَنَحْنُ ٱلْوَٰرِثُونَ
Surah Al-Hijr, 15:23 · Read it with translation and audio
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdul-Warith to Warith.
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-Warith mean?
Servant of the Inheritor of all.
How do you pronounce Abdul-Warith?
Say it as ab-dul-WAA-rith; capitals mark the stressed syllable. In Arabic it is written عبد الوارث.
Is Abdul-Warith in the Quran?
The name of Allah in it appears in the Quran, for example in Surah Al-Hijr (15:23). The full name Abdul-Warith means servant of the Inheritor of all.
Can Abdul-Warith be shortened?
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdul-Warith to Warith.
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