Boy's name · Abd- name (servant of Allah)
Abdur-Ra'uf: meaning and origin
عبد الرؤوف- Meaning
- Servant of the Most Kind
- Arabic
- عبد الرؤوف
- Say it
- ab-dur-ra-'OOF
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Abd- name (servant of Allah)
- Also spelled
- Abdul Rauf, Abdur Raoof
- Source
- Quran 2:143
About this name of Allah
Ar-Ra'uf: "Allah is Most Kind and Merciful to people" (Quran 2:143).
وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَٰكُمْ أُمَّةًۭ وَسَطًۭا لِّتَكُونُوا۟ شُهَدَآءَ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَيَكُونَ ٱلرَّسُولُ عَلَيْكُمْ شَهِيدًۭا ۗ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا ٱلْقِبْلَةَ ٱلَّتِى كُنتَ عَلَيْهَآ إِلَّا لِنَعْلَمَ مَن يَتَّبِعُ ٱلرَّسُولَ مِمَّن يَنقَلِبُ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيْهِ ۚ وَإِن كَانَتْ لَكَبِيرَةً إِلَّا عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ هَدَى ٱللَّهُ ۗ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُضِيعَ إِيمَٰنَكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِٱلنَّاسِ لَرَءُوفٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ
Surah Al-Baqara, 2:143 · Read it with translation and audio
The full Abdur-Ra'uf is best. Ra'uf on its own, without “al-”, is also a human name, since the Quran uses the word for people (Quran 9:128); still, avoid calling the child by Allah's name with “al-”.
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-Ra'uf mean?
Servant of the Most Kind.
How do you pronounce Abdur-Ra'uf?
Say it as ab-dur-ra-'OOF; capitals mark the stressed syllable. In Arabic it is written عبد الرؤوف.
Is Abdur-Ra'uf in the Quran?
The name of Allah in it appears in the Quran, for example in Surah Al-Baqara (2:143). The full name Abdur-Ra'uf means servant of the Most Kind.
Can Abdur-Ra'uf be shortened?
The full Abdur-Ra'uf is best. Ra'uf on its own, without “al-”, is also a human name, since the Quran uses the word for people (Quran 9:128); still, avoid calling the child by Allah's name with “al-”.
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