Islamic names

Abdul-Wahid, name meaning in Islam

Abdul-Wahid means servant of the One. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.

Boy name · Arabic

عَبْدُ الْوَاحِد

Abdul-Wahid

Servant of the One

Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Arabic
عَبْدُ الْوَاحِد
Say it
ab-dul-WAA-hid
Root
ع ب د
In the Quran
Its Name of Allah, 13:16

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Meaning

Abdul-Wahid, explained

Abdul-Wahid (عَبْدُ الْوَاحِد) is an Arabic name for boys. It means servant of the One.

Meaning and root

In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Abdul-Wahid 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.

Is Abdul-Wahid in the Quran?

The full name Abdul-Wahid is not in the Quran, but the Name of Allah it is built on is. The Name al-Wahid, the One, is in 13:16.

Quran 13:16

قُلْ مَن رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ ۚ قُلْ أَفَٱتَّخَذْتُم مِّن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ لِأَنفُسِهِمْ نَفْعًۭا وَلَا ضَرًّۭا ۚ قُلْ هَلْ يَسْتَوِى ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ وَٱلْبَصِيرُ أَمْ هَلْ تَسْتَوِى ٱلظُّلُمَٰتُ وَٱلنُّورُ ۗ أَمْ جَعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ شُرَكَآءَ خَلَقُوا۟ كَخَلْقِهِۦ فَتَشَٰبَهَ ٱلْخَلْقُ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ خَٰلِقُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ وَهُوَ ٱلْوَٰحِدُ ٱلْقَهَّٰرُ

Wul mar Rabbus samaawaati wal ard; qulillaah; qul afattakhaztum min dooniheee awliyaaa'a laa yamlikoona li anfusihim naf'anw wa laa darraa; qul hal yastawil a'maa wal baseeru am hal tastawiz zulumaatu wannoor; am ja'aloo lillaahi shurakaaa'a khalaqoo kakhalqihee fatashaa bahal khalqu 'alaihim; qulil laahu Khaaliqu kulli shai'inw wa Huwal Waahidul Qahhar

Say, "Who is Lord of the heavens and earth?" Say, "Allah." Say, "Have you then taken besides Him allies not possessing [even] for themselves any benefit or any harm?" Say, "Is the blind equivalent to the seeing? Or is darkness equivalent to light? Or have they attributed to Allah partners who created like His creation so that the creation [of each] seemed similar to them?" Say, "Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Prevailing."

Quran 13:16. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.

How to say and write Abdul-Wahid

Say it ab-dul-WAA-hid. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Abdulwahid and Abdul Wahid. In Arabic it is written with 9 letters, from right to left: ع ʿayn + ب ba + د dal + ا alif + ل lam + و waw + ا alif + ح ḥa + د dal.

Choosing Abdul-Wahid

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-Wahid, and not by the Name of Allah on its own. With the father's name it becomes Abdul-Wahid bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Names like Abdul-Wahid

  1. Quran 13:16, translation by Sahih International.
  2. Sahih Muslim 2315.
  3. Sahih Muslim 2132.
  4. Meanings follow classical Arabic usage and the standard name dictionaries; our teachers will check each one.

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Questions

Good to know

What does Abdul-Wahid mean in Islam?

Abdul-Wahid (عَبْدُ الْوَاحِد) means servant of the One. It is an Arabic name for boys.

Is Abdul-Wahid in the Quran?

The full name is not, but the Name of Allah it is built on is. The Name al-Wahid, the One, is in 13:16.

Is Abdul-Wahid a boy or girl name?

Abdul-Wahid is used as a boy's name.

How do you write Abdul-Wahid in Arabic?

Abdul-Wahid is written عَبْدُ الْوَاحِد in Arabic, said ab-dul-WAA-hid.

Is it Abdul-Wahid or Abdulwahid?

Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, عَبْدُ الْوَاحِد. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.