Boy's name · Abd- name (servant of Allah)
Abdus-Sami': meaning and origin
عبد السميع- Meaning
- Servant of the All-Hearing
- Arabic
- عبد السميع
- Say it
- ab-dus-sa-MEE'
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Abd- name (servant of Allah)
- Also spelled
- Abdul Sami, Abdus Samee
- Source
- Quran 2:127
About this name of Allah
As-Sami': "You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing" (Quran 2:127), the prayer of Ibrahim and Isma'il.
وَإِذْ يَرْفَعُ إِبْرَٰهِۦمُ ٱلْقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ ٱلْبَيْتِ وَإِسْمَٰعِيلُ رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّآ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
Surah Al-Baqara, 2:127 · Read it with translation and audio
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdus-Sami' to Sami'.
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-Sami' mean?
Servant of the All-Hearing.
How do you pronounce Abdus-Sami'?
Say it as ab-dus-sa-MEE'; capitals mark the stressed syllable. In Arabic it is written عبد السميع.
Is Abdus-Sami' in the Quran?
The name of Allah in it appears in the Quran, for example in Surah Al-Baqara (2:127). The full name Abdus-Sami' means servant of the All-Hearing.
Can Abdus-Sami' be shortened?
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdus-Sami' to Sami'.
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