Abd al-Wadud

ʻAbd al-Wadūd (ALA-LC romanization of Arabic: عبد الودود) is a male Muslim given name. It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-Wadūd, one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.^[1]^[2] It means "servant of the all-loving".

Alternative transliterations include Abdul Wadood, Abdel Wadoud and others, all subject to variable spacing and hyphenation. The name may refer to:

Abdul Wadud (musician) (1947−2022), American jazz & symphonic cellist
Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud (1970−2020), Algerian militant emir
Abdul Wadud Sardar
Abdul Wadud (officer)
Abdul Wadud Khan

References

^ Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
^ S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.

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[ahmed-1] Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.

[rahman-2] S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.

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