إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْبَرُّ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ٢٨
Indeed, we used to supplicate Him before. Indeed, it is He who is the Beneficent, the Merciful."
عَبْد الْبَرّ
Abdul Barr: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin ʿAbd al-Barr
Name of Allah“Servant of the Most Kind”
Abdul Barr 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-Barr occurs once in the Quran; its page in the 99 Names section gives its meaning and verse.
Meaning of the name Abdul Barr
ʿAbd al-Barr joins ʿabd with al-Barr, from the root b-r-r of goodness and filial piety: the One whose kindness is vast and constant. The name occurs only once in the Quran, in the words of the blessed: “He is the Most Kind, the Merciful” (52:28). The great Andalusian scholar Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr (d. 463 AH) made the name famous.
- In Arabic
- عَبْد الْبَرّ عبد البر
- Transliteration
- ʿAbd al-Barr
- Root
- ب ر ر · 32 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Abdul Barr 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.
All the words of the root ب ر ر in the Quran (32 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 Barr 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 Barr in each language
- French
- Abdelbar, Abdelberr
- English
- Abdul Barr, Abdulbar
- Spanish
- Abdul Barr
- Turkish
- Abdülber
- Arabic
- عَبْد الْبَرّ
Similar names
Same root (ب ر ر)
- Abrarأَبْرَار “The righteous”, the pious who do good
- Barraبَرَّة “Pious, kind”, very good to her own