Boy's name · Abd- name (servant of Allah)
Abdun-Nur: meaning and origin
عبد النور- Meaning
- Servant of the Light
- Arabic
- عبد النور
- Say it
- ab-dun-NOOR
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Abd- name (servant of Allah)
- Also spelled
- Abdul Noor, Abdun Noor
- Source
- Quran 24:35
About this name of Allah
An-Nur: "Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth" (Quran 24:35).
۞ ٱللَّهُ نُورُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ مَثَلُ نُورِهِۦ كَمِشْكَوٰةٍۢ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ ۖ ٱلْمِصْبَاحُ فِى زُجَاجَةٍ ۖ ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌۭ دُرِّىٌّۭ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍۢ مُّبَٰرَكَةٍۢ زَيْتُونَةٍۢ لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍۢ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍۢ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِىٓءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌۭ ۚ نُّورٌ عَلَىٰ نُورٍۢ ۗ يَهْدِى ٱللَّهُ لِنُورِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَيَضْرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْأَمْثَٰلَ لِلنَّاسِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌۭ
Surah An-Noor, 24:35 · Read it with translation and audio
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdun-Nur to Nur.
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 Abdun-Nur mean?
Servant of the Light.
How do you pronounce Abdun-Nur?
Say it as ab-dun-NOOR; capitals mark the stressed syllable. In Arabic it is written عبد النور.
Is Abdun-Nur in the Quran?
The name of Allah in it appears in the Quran, for example in Surah An-Noor (24:35). The full name Abdun-Nur means servant of the Light.
Can Abdun-Nur be shortened?
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdun-Nur to Nur.
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