عَبْد الْحَقّ
Boy Arabic origin ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq
Name of Allah“Servant of the Truth”
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-Haqq occurs 10 times in the Quran; its page in the 99 Names section gives its meaning and verses.
ʿAbd al-Haqq joins ʿabd with al-Haqq, from the root h-q-q of truth, of what is real and due: the One whose existence is certain and who is Truth itself. The Quran: “Allah is the Truth” (22:6). The name is very common in the Maghreb (Abdelhak) and South Asia (Abdul Haq).
This name is built on a name of Allah found in the Quran; its verses are on the page of that name.
ثُمَّ رُدُّوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ مَوْلَىٰهُمُ ٱلْحَقِّ أَلَا لَهُ ٱلْحُكْمُ وَهُوَ أَسْرَعُ ٱلْحَٰسِبِينَ ٦٢
Then they [i.e., His servants] are returned to Allāh, their true Lord. Unquestionably, His is the judgement, and He is the swiftest of accountants.
هُنَالِكَ تَبْلُوا۟ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّآ أَسْلَفَتْ وَرُدُّوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ مَوْلَىٰهُمُ ٱلْحَقِّ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَفْتَرُونَ ٣٠
There, [on that Day], every soul will be put to trial for what it did previously, and they will be returned to Allāh, their master, the Truth, and lost from them is whatever they used to invent.
All the words of the root ح ق ق in the Quran (287 occurrences)
"Indeed, the dearest of your names to Allah is ‘Abdullah and ‘Abdur-Rahmān."
إِنَّ أَحَبَّ أَسْمَائِكُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ "
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Abdul Haq 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.
