Boy's name · Abd- name (servant of Allah)
Abdus-Salam: meaning and origin
عبد السلام- Meaning
- Servant of the Source of Peace
- Arabic
- عبد السلام
- Say it
- ab-dus-sa-LAAM
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Abd- name (servant of Allah)
- Also spelled
- Abdul Salam, Abdussalam
- Source
- Quran 59:23
About this name of Allah
As-Salam, the one free of all defects and the source of all safety (Quran 59:23).
هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْقُدُّوسُ ٱلسَّلَٰمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْجَبَّارُ ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ ۚ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
Surah Al-Hashr, 59:23 · Read it with translation and audio
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdus-Salam to Salam.
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 Abdus-Salam mean?
Servant of the Source of Peace.
How do you pronounce Abdus-Salam?
Say it as ab-dus-sa-LAAM; capitals mark the stressed syllable. In Arabic it is written عبد السلام.
Is Abdus-Salam in the Quran?
The name of Allah in it appears in the Quran, for example in Surah Al-Hashr (59:23). The full name Abdus-Salam means servant of the Source of Peace.
Can Abdus-Salam be shortened?
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdus-Salam to Salam.
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