قَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوفٌ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن صَدَقَةٍ يَتْبَعُهَآ أَذًى وَٱللَّهُ غَنِىٌّ حَلِيمٌ ٢٦٣
Kind speech and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury. And Allāh is Free of need and Forbearing.
عَبْد الْغَنِيّ
Abdul Ghani: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin ʿAbd al-Ghaniyy
Name of Allah“Servant of the Self-Sufficient, the Rich”
Abdul Ghani 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-Ghaniyy occurs 18 times in the Quran; its page in the 99 Names section gives its meaning and verses.
Meaning of the name Abdul Ghani
ʿAbd al-Ghaniyy joins ʿabd with al-Ghaniyy, from the root gh-n-y of wealth and self-sufficiency: the One who needs nothing and no one, while everything needs Him. The Quran: “O people, it is you who are in need of Allah, and Allah is the Self-Sufficient, the Praiseworthy” (35:15). Very common in Algeria (Abdelghani).
- In Arabic
- عَبْد الْغَنِيّ عبد الغني
- Transliteration
- ʿAbd al-Ghaniyy
- Root
- غ ن ي · 73 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Abdul Ghani 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.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَنفِقُوا۟ مِن طَيِّبَٰتِ مَا كَسَبْتُمْ وَمِمَّآ أَخْرَجْنَا لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا تَيَمَّمُوا۟ ٱلْخَبِيثَ مِنْهُ تُنفِقُونَ وَلَسْتُم بِـَٔاخِذِيهِ إِلَّآ أَن تُغْمِضُوا۟ فِيهِ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَنِىٌّ حَمِيدٌ ٢٦٧
O you who have believed, spend from the good things which you have earned and from that which We have produced for you from the earth. And do not aim toward the defective therefrom, spending [from that] while you would not take it [yourself] except with closed eyes. And know that Allāh is Free of need and Praiseworthy.
All the words of the root غ ن ي in the Quran (73 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 Ghani 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 Ghani in each language
- French
- Abdelghani, Abdelrhani, Abdelghany
- English
- Abdul Ghani, Abdul Ghany, Abdulghani
- Spanish
- Abdul Gani, Abdelghani
- Turkish
- Abdülgani
- Arabic
- عَبْد الْغَنِيّ