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عَبْد الْعَظِيم

Abdul Azim: meaning of the name

Boy Arabic origin ʿAbd al-ʿAẓīm

Name of Allah

“Servant of the Magnificent”

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Abdul Azim 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-ʿAzim occurs 6 times in the Quran; its page in the 99 Names section gives its meaning and verses.

Meaning of the name Abdul Azim

ʿAbd al-ʿAzim joins ʿabd with al-ʿAzim, from the root ʿ-z-m of greatness: the One whose greatness surpasses all conception. Muslims repeat it in every bowing of the prayer: subhana rabbiya al-ʿazim, “glory to my Lord the Magnificent”, and the Throne Verse ends with this name (2:255).

In Arabic
عَبْد الْعَظِيم عبد العظيم
Transliteration
ʿAbd al-ʿAẓīm
Root
ع ظ م · 128 occurrences in the Quran
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic

Is Abdul Azim 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.

ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ۝٢٥٥

Allāh - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursī extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 255

All the words of the root ع ظ م in the Quran (128 occurrences)

In the hadiths

Is this name permissible?

No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Abdul Azim in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.

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This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.

Writing Abdul Azim in each language

French
Abdelazim, Abdelâdim, Abdeladim
English
Abdul Azim, Abdulazim, Abdul Azeem
Spanish
Abdul Azim
Turkish
Abdülazim
Arabic
عَبْد الْعَظِيم

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