Boy's name · Abd- name (servant of Allah)
Abdur-Raqib: meaning and origin
عبد الرقيب- Meaning
- Servant of the Ever-Watchful
- Arabic
- عبد الرقيب
- Say it
- ab-dur-ra-QEEB
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Abd- name (servant of Allah)
- Also spelled
- Abdul Raqib, Abdur Raqeeb
- Source
- Quran 4:1
About this name of Allah
Ar-Raqib: "Allah is ever watchful over you" (Quran 4:1).
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱتَّقُوا۟ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍۢ وَٰحِدَةٍۢ وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالًۭا كَثِيرًۭا وَنِسَآءًۭ ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِى تَسَآءَلُونَ بِهِۦ وَٱلْأَرْحَامَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَيْكُمْ رَقِيبًۭا
Surah An-Nisaa, 4:1 · Read it with translation and audio
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdur-Raqib to Raqib.
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 Abdur-Raqib mean?
Servant of the Ever-Watchful.
How do you pronounce Abdur-Raqib?
Say it as ab-dur-ra-QEEB; capitals mark the stressed syllable. In Arabic it is written عبد الرقيب.
Is Abdur-Raqib in the Quran?
The name of Allah in it appears in the Quran, for example in Surah An-Nisaa (4:1). The full name Abdur-Raqib means servant of the Ever-Watchful.
Can Abdur-Raqib be shortened?
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdur-Raqib to Raqib.
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