قُلْ يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَنَا رَبُّنَا ثُمَّ يَفْتَحُ بَيْنَنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَهُوَ ٱلْفَتَّاحُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٢٦
Say, "Our Lord will bring us together; then He will judge between us in truth. And He is the Knowing Judge."
عَبْد الْفَتَّاح
Abdul Fattah: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ
Name of Allah“Servant of the Opener, the Judge”
Abdul Fattah 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-Fattah occurs 1 times in the Quran; its page in the 99 Names section gives its meaning and verses.
Meaning of the name Abdul Fattah
ʿAbd al-Fattah joins ʿabd with al-Fattah, an intensive form of the root f-t-h of opening and victory: the One who opens the doors of mercy and provision and judges between people with justice. The Quran: “He is the Judge, the All-Knowing” (34:26). The name is very common in Egypt (Abdel Fattah).
- In Arabic
- عَبْد الْفَتَّاح عبد الفتاح
- Transliteration
- ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ
- Root
- ف ت ح · 38 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Abdul Fattah 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 ف ت ح in the Quran (38 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 Fattah 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 Fattah in each language
- French
- Abdelfattah, Abdelfatah
- English
- Abdul Fattah, Abdelfattah, Abdel Fattah
- Spanish
- Abdul Fattah, Abdelfattah
- Turkish
- Abdülfettah
- Arabic
- عَبْد الْفَتَّاح