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عَبْد الْمُجِيب

Abdul Mujib: meaning of the name

Boy Arabic origin ʿAbd al-Mujīb

Name of Allah

“Servant of the One who answers prayers”

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Abdul Mujib 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-Mujib occurs once in the Quran; its page in the 99 Names section gives its meaning and verse.

Meaning of the name Abdul Mujib

ʿAbd al-Mujib joins ʿabd with al-Mujib, from the root j-w-b of answering: the One who answers the call of whoever calls upon Him. Salih says to his people: “My Lord is near and responsive” (11:61). The name is mostly given in Bangladesh and India.

In Arabic
عَبْد الْمُجِيب عبد المجيب
Transliteration
ʿAbd al-Mujīb
Root
ج و ب · 43 occurrences in the Quran
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic

Is Abdul Mujib 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.

وَإِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمْ صَٰلِحًا قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥ هُوَ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱسْتَعْمَرَكُمْ فِيهَا فَٱسْتَغْفِرُوهُ ثُمَّ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ إِنَّ رَبِّى قَرِيبٌ مُّجِيبٌ ۝٦١

And to Thamūd [We sent] their brother Ṣāliḥ. He said, "O my people, worship Allāh; you have no deity other than Him. He has produced you from the earth and settled you in it, so ask forgiveness of Him and then repent to Him. Indeed, my Lord is near and responsive."

Surah Hud, Verse 61

All the words of the root ج و ب in the Quran (43 occurrences)

In the hadiths

Is this name permissible?

No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Abdul Mujib in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.

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This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.

Writing Abdul Mujib in each language

French
Abdelmoujib, Abdelmujib
English
Abdul Mujib, Abdul Mujeeb
Spanish
Abdul Muyib, Abdul Mujib
Turkish
Abdülmücib
Arabic
عَبْد الْمُجِيب

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