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-Hamid occurs 17 times in the Quran; its page in the 99 Names section gives its meaning and verses.
ʿAbd al-Hamid joins ʿabd with al-Hamid, from the root h-m-d of praise, that of Muhammad and Ahmad: the One who deserves all praise, for what He is and for what He gives. The Quran often pairs it with al-Ghaniyy, “the Self-Sufficient” (2:267). The name was borne by the Ottoman sultans ʿAbd al-Hamid I and II, and by the Algerian scholar ʿAbd al-Hamid Ibn Badis.
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.
And to Allāh belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And We have instructed those who were given the Scripture before you and yourselves to fear Allāh. But if you disbelieve - then to Allāh belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And ever is Allāh Free of need and Praiseworthy.
