Abdul-Ghaffar means servant of the Ever-Forgiving. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.
Boy name · Arabic
عَبْدُ الْغَفَّار
Abdul-Ghaffar
Servant of the Ever-Forgiving
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Meaning
Abdul-Ghaffar (عَبْدُ الْغَفَّار) is an Arabic name for boys. It means servant of the Ever-Forgiving.
In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Abdul-Ghaffar comes from the root ع ب د, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.
The full name Abdul-Ghaffar is not in the Quran, but the Name of Allah it is built on is. The Name al-Ghaffar, the Ever-Forgiving, is in 38:66.
رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفَّٰرُ
Rabbus samaawaati wal ardi wa maa bainahumal 'Azeezul Ghaffaar
Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver."
Quran 38:66. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Say it ab-dul-ghaf-FAAR. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Abdulghaffar and Abdul Ghaffar. In Arabic it is written with 9 letters, from right to left: ع ʿayn + ب ba + د dal + ا alif + ل lam + غ ghayn + ف fa + ا alif + ر ra.
Names made of Abd and one of the names of Allah are among the best Muslim names. The Prophet ﷺ said: "The most beloved of your names to Allah are Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman",3 and scholars count other names of Allah joined to Abd after these two. Call the child by the full name, Abdul-Ghaffar, and not by the Name of Allah on its own. With the father's name it becomes Abdul-Ghaffar bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
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Questions
Abdul-Ghaffar (عَبْدُ الْغَفَّار) means servant of the Ever-Forgiving. It is an Arabic name for boys.
The full name is not, but the Name of Allah it is built on is. The Name al-Ghaffar, the Ever-Forgiving, is in 38:66.
Abdul-Ghaffar is used as a boy's name.
Abdul-Ghaffar is written عَبْدُ الْغَفَّار in Arabic, said ab-dul-ghaf-FAAR.
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, عَبْدُ الْغَفَّار. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.