Abdul Wadud

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Abdul Wadud is a male Muslim given name. It is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Wadud. The name means "servant of the all-loving", Al-Wadūd being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.[1][2] Alternative transliterations include Abdul Wadood, Abdel Wadoud and others, all subject to variable spacing and hyphenation. The name may refer to:

  • Abdul Wadud (musician) (born 1947), American jazz & symphonic cellist
  • Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud (born 1970), Algerian militant emir

See also[]

  • Abdalwadid, medieval dynasty in North Africa

References[]

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