بَدِيعُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ ١١٧
Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, "Be," and it is.
عَبْد الْبَدِيع
Abdul Badi: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin ʿAbd al-Badīʿ
Name of Allah“Servant of the Originator without precedent”
Abdul Badi 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-Badiʿ occurs 2 times in the Quran; its page in the 99 Names section gives its meaning and verses.
Meaning of the name Abdul Badi
ʿAbd al-Badiʿ joins ʿabd with al-Badiʿ, from the root b-d-ʿ of invention: the One who created the heavens and the earth without a prior model, in an unprecedented way. The Quran: “Originator of the heavens and the earth” (badiʿ al-samawati wa-l-ard, 2:117). An uncommon name.
- In Arabic
- عَبْد الْبَدِيع عبد البديع
- Transliteration
- ʿAbd al-Badīʿ
- Root
- ب د ع · 4 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Abdul Badi 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.
بَدِيعُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لَهُۥ وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ تَكُن لَّهُۥ صَٰحِبَةٌ وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ١٠١
[He is] Originator of the heavens and the earth. How could He have a son when He does not have a companion [i.e., wife] and He created all things? And He is, of all things, Knowing.
All the words of the root ب د ع in the Quran (4 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 Badi 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 Badi in each language
- French
- Abdelbadie, Abdelbadia
- English
- Abdul Badi, Abdul Badee
- Spanish
- Abdul Badi
- Turkish
- Abdülbedi
- Arabic
- عَبْد الْبَدِيع
Similar names
See also
- Abdullahعَبْد اللَّه “Servant of Allah”, the name most beloved to Allah
- Abdurrahmanعَبْد الرَّحْمَن “Servant of the Most Merciful”, one of the two names most beloved to Allah
- Abdul Bariعَبْد الْبَارِئ “Servant of the Originator”, the One who creates without a model
- Abdul Khaliqعَبْد الْخَالِق “Servant of the Creator”
