Abdur-Razzaq, name meaning in Islam

Abdur-Razzaq (عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاق) is an Arabic name for boys. It means servant of the Provider.

Meaning and root

In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Abdur-Razzaq 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 Abdur-Razzaq in the Quran?

The full name Abdur-Razzaq is not in the Quran, but the Name of Allah it is built on is. The Name ar-Razzaq, the Provider, is in 51:58.

How to say and write Abdur-Razzaq

Say it ab-dur-raz-ZAAQ. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Abdurrazaq, Abdul Razzaq and Abdul Razak. In Arabic it is written with 9 letters, from right to left: ع ʿayn + ب ba + د dal + ا alif + ل lam + ر ra + ز zay + ا alif + ق qaf.

Choosing Abdur-Razzaq

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

Famous people named Abdur-Razzaq

• Abd ar-Razzaq as-Sanani, the hadith scholar who compiled the Musannaf

Names like Abdur-Razzaq

• Abdul-Wahhab
• Abdul-Karim
• Abdullah

1. Quran 51:58, 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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