لَّا تُدْرِكُهُ ٱلْأَبْصَٰرُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ ٱلْأَبْصَٰرَ وَهُوَ ٱللَّطِيفُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ ١٠٣
Vision perceives Him not, but He perceives [all] vision; and He is the Subtle, the Aware.
عَبْد اللَّطِيف
Abdul Latif: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin ʿAbd al-Laṭīf
Name of Allah“Servant of the Subtle, the Kind”
Abdul Latif 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-Latif occurs 7 times in the Quran; its page in the 99 Names section gives its meaning and verses.
Meaning of the name Abdul Latif
ʿAbd al-Latif joins ʿabd with al-Latif, from the root l-t-f of fineness and gentleness: the One who knows the most subtle things and leads His servants to good by ways they do not perceive. Yusuf says it at the end of his trial: “My Lord is subtle in what He wills” (12:100). Widely borne in the Maghreb (Abdellatif).
- In Arabic
- عَبْد اللَّطِيف عبد اللطيف
- Transliteration
- ʿAbd al-Laṭīf
- Root
- ل ط ف · 8 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Abdul Latif 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.
وَرَفَعَ أَبَوَيْهِ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ وَخَرُّوا۟ لَهُۥ سُجَّدًا وَقَالَ يَٰٓأَبَتِ هَٰذَا تَأْوِيلُ رُءْيَٰىَ مِن قَبْلُ قَدْ جَعَلَهَا رَبِّى حَقًّا وَقَدْ أَحْسَنَ بِىٓ إِذْ أَخْرَجَنِى مِنَ ٱلسِّجْنِ وَجَآءَ بِكُم مِّنَ ٱلْبَدْوِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَن نَّزَغَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَ إِخْوَتِىٓ إِنَّ رَبِّى لَطِيفٌ لِّمَا يَشَآءُ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ١٠٠
And he raised his parents upon the throne, and they bowed to him in prostration. And he said, "O my father, this is the explanation of my vision of before. My Lord has made it reality. And He was certainly good to me when He took me out of prison and brought you [here] from bedouin life after Satan had induced [estrangement] between me and my brothers. Indeed, my Lord is Subtle in what He wills. Indeed, it is He who is the Knowing, the Wise.
All the words of the root ل ط ف in the Quran (8 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 Latif 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 Latif in each language
- French
- Abdellatif, Abdelatif, Abdel Latif
- English
- Abdul Latif, Abdullatif, Abdul Lateef
- Spanish
- Abdul Latif, Abdellatif
- Turkish
- Abdüllatif
- Arabic
- عَبْد اللَّطِيف