Abd al-Razzaq
Abdur Razzaq (Arabic: عبد الرزاق) is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Razzaq. The name means "servant of the all-provider", Ar-Razzāq being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.[1][2]
The letter a of the al- is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by u. Because the letter r is a sun letter, the letter l of the al- is assimilated to it. Thus although the name is written in Arabic with letters corresponding to Abd al-Razzaq, the usual pronunciation corresponds to Abd ar-Razzaq. Alternative transliterations include ‘Abd ar-Razzaq, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Razaq, Abdul Razzak and others, all subject to variable spacing and hyphenation.
The closely related but less common name Abdel Razik (Arabic: عبد الرازق) is difficult to distinguish from the other in transliteration, so some uses of it are included below.
The name may refer to
Males
- ‘Abd ar-Razzaq as-San‘ani (early), Sunni Islamic scholar of the Science of hadith
- Shaikh Syed Abdul Razzaq Jilani, (1133–1207 CE), shaikh of Qadiriyya order after Abdul Qadir Jilani
- Abdur Razzaq (traveller) (1413–1482), Persian traveller to India
- Ali Abdel Raziq (1888–1966), Egyptian Islamic scholar
- Abd El-Razzak El-Sanhuri (1895–1971), Egyptian legal scholar
- U Razak (Abdul Razak) (1898–1947), Burmese politician
- Abdelrazak al-Restom al-Dandachi (1899–1935), Syrian politician
- 'Abd al-Razzaq al-Hasani (1903–1997), Iraqi historian
- Abdool Razack Mohamed (1906–1978), Indian-Mauritian politician
- Abdul-Razzaq Ahmed Taha (c. 1910 – c. 1998 ??), Iraqi chess player
- Abdur Razzaq (professor) (1914–1999), Bangladeshi politics and economics educator
- Arif Abd ar-Razzaq (1921–2007), Prime Minister of Iraq
- Abdul Razak Hussein (1922–1976), Prime Minister of Malaysia
- Abdirizak Haji Hussein (1924-2014), Prime Minister of Somalia
- Abdul-Razzak Al-Adwani (1928–1996), Kuwaiti academic administrator
- Abdel-Razak al-Yehiyeh (born 1929), Palestinian politician
- Abdullah Abdul Razzaq Badhib, known as Abdullah Badhib (1931–1975), political activist from Aden known as founder of Yemeni communism
- Abd ar-Razzaq an-Naif (1933-1978), Iraqi politician
- Abdur Razzak (actor) (born 1942), Bangladeshi film actor
- Abdur Razzaq (politician) (1942–2011), Bangladeshi politician
- Azizan Abdul Razak (1944–2013), Malaysian politician
- Abdul Razzak Yaqoob (1944–2014), Pakistani businessman
- Abdur Razzaq (barrister) (born 1949), Bangladeshi politician and lawyer
- Abdulrazak Gurnah (born 1948), Tanzanian-British novelist
- Abdur Razzak (politician) (born 1950), Food Minister of Bangladesh
- Abdul Raziq Bugti (1952–2007), Pakistani politician
- Karim Abdul Razak (born 1956), Ghanaian footballer
- Abderrazak Bounour (born 1957), Algerian runner
- Abdul Razak (Guantanamo detainee 1043) (born c. 1958), Afghan
- Abdul Razak Baginda (born 1960), Malaysian political writer
- Nashwan Abdulrazaq Abdulbaqi, known as Abdul Hadi al Iraqi (born 1961), Iraqi Kurd held in Guantanamo
- Abousfian Abdelrazik (born 1962), Sudanese-Canadian accused of terrorism
- Abderrazak Khairi (born 1962), Moroccan footballer
- Abdul Razak (canoeist) (born 1964), Indonesian canoer
- Abdul Razzaq (Guantanamo detainee 923) (born c. 1964), Afghan
- Abdul Razak Mohaideen (born 1965), Malaysian film director
- Abdelrazak Ali Abdelrahman (born 1970), Libyan held in Guantanamo
- Abdul Razaq (Guantanamo detainee 356) (born 1971), Afghan
- Abdul Razzaq (cricketer) (born 1979), Pakistani cricketer
- Abdur Razzak (cricketer) (born 1982), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Haidar Abdul-Razzaq (born 1982), Iraqi footballer
- Abdulrazak Ekpoki (born 1982), Nigerian footballer
- Abderrazzak Jadid (born 1983), Moroccan footballer
- Ibrahim Abdul Razak (born 1983), Ghanaian footballer
- Abd al Razaq Abdallah Hamid Ibrahim al Sharikh (born 1984), Saudi held in Guantanamo
- Mahmoud Abdel Razek Fadlallah, known as Shikabala (born 1986), Egyptian footballer
- Abdelrazaq Al Hussain (born 1986), Syrian footballer
- Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak (born 1987), Malaysian footballer
- Mohd Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak (born 1987), Malaysian footballer
- Abdou Razack Traoré (born 1988), Ivorian footballer
- Abdul Razak (footballer) (born 1992), Ivorian footballer
- Abdur Razzaque Ansari, Indian weavers revolution leader
- Abdur Razzaq (cricketer), Pakistani cricketer, Kalat
- Abdul Razzaq as-Sawsa, Libyan politician
- K. M. Abdul Razack, Indian politician
- Omar Abd al-Razaq, Palestinian politician
- Ziad Abderrazzak Mohammad Aswad, Iraqi politician
- Abdul Razak al-Hashimi, Iraqi diplomat
- Abelhaleem Hasan Abdelraziq Ashqar, Palestinian business professor imprisoned in the US
- Abdur Razzaq (Taliban Interior Minister)
- Abdul Razzaq (Taliban governor)
- Abdul Razakah, Chinese held in Guantanamo
- Abdul Al Razzaq Muhammad Salih, Yemeni held in Guantanamo
Females
- Wafaa Abed Al Razzaq (born 1952), Iraqi poet
- Dana Hussein Abdul-Razzaq (born 1986), Iraqi runner
See also
- Bandar Tun Abdul Razak (established 1979), town in Malaysia
- Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (established 1997), university in Malaysia
- Sekolah Datuk Abdul Razak (founded 1957), school in Malaysia
- SMK Tun Abdul Razak (founded 1959), school in Malaysia
- Masjid Al-Abdul Razak (built 1965), mosque in Singapore
- Musannaf of Abd al-Razzaq, book written by ‘Abd ar-Razzaq as-San‘ani