هُوَ ٱلْأَوَّلُ وَٱلْـَٔاخِرُ وَٱلظَّٰهِرُ وَٱلْبَاطِنُ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ٣
He is the First and the Last, the Ascendant and the Intimate, and He is, of all things, Knowing.
عَبْد الْعَلِيم
Abdul Alim: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin ʿAbd al-ʿAlīm
Name of Allah“Servant of the All-Knowing”
Abdul Alim in Islam
The Prophet ﷺ said: “The most beloved of your names to Allah are ʿAbd Allah and ʿAbd al-Rahman” (Muslim 2132), and scholars add to them all names formed on a name of Allah. The name al-ʿAlim occurs 152 times in the Quran; its page in the 99 Names section gives its meaning and verses.
Meaning of the name Abdul Alim
ʿAbd al-ʿAlim joins ʿabd with al-ʿAlim, from the root ʿ-l-m of knowledge: the One whose knowledge encompasses everything, the visible and the hidden, the past and the future. It is one of the most frequent names in the Quran. The name is found from North Africa (Abdelalim) to South Asia (Abdul Aleem).
- In Arabic
- عَبْد الْعَلِيم عبد العليم
- Transliteration
- ʿAbd al-ʿAlīm
- Root
- ع ل م · 854 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Abdul Alim in the Quran?
This name is built on a name of Allah found in the Quran; its verses are on the page of that name.
هُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ لَكُم مَّا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰٓ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَسَوَّىٰهُنَّ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٍ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ٢٩
It is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth. Then He directed Himself to the heaven, [His being above all creation], and made them seven heavens, and He is Knowing of all things.
All the words of the root ع ل م in the Quran (854 occurrences)
In the hadiths
Authentic
Sahih Muslim 2132
Indeed, the dearest of your names to Allah is ‘Abdullah and ‘Abdur-Rahmān
"Indeed, the dearest of your names to Allah is ‘Abdullah and ‘Abdur-Rahmān."
إِنَّ أَحَبَّ أَسْمَائِكُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ "
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Abdul Alim in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Abdul Alim in each language
- French
- Abdelalim, Abdelalime
- English
- Abdul Alim, Abdulalim, Abdul Aleem
- Spanish
- Abdul Alim
- Turkish
- Abdülalim
- Arabic
- عَبْد الْعَلِيم