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عَبْد الْقَيُّوم

Abdul Qayyum: meaning of the name

Boy Arabic origin ʿAbd al-Qayyūm

Name of Allah

“Servant of the Self-Subsisting Sustainer”

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Abdul Qayyum 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-Qayyum occurs 3 times in the Quran; its page in the 99 Names section gives its meaning and verses.

Meaning of the name Abdul Qayyum

ʿAbd al-Qayyum joins ʿabd with al-Qayyum, from the root q-w-m of stability: the One who subsists by Himself, needing nothing, and by whom all things subsist. It is joined with al-Hayy in the Throne Verse (2:255) and at the opening of Surah Al ʿImran (3:2). Common in South and Central Asia.

In Arabic
عَبْد الْقَيُّوم عبد القيوم
Transliteration
ʿAbd al-Qayyūm
Root
ق و م · 660 occurrences in the Quran
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic

Is Abdul Qayyum 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.

ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ۝٢٥٥

Allāh - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursī extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 255

All the words of the root ق و م in the Quran (660 occurrences)

In the hadiths

Is this name permissible?

No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Abdul Qayyum 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 Qayyum in each language

French
Abdelkayoum, Abdelqayyoum
English
Abdul Qayyum, Abdul Qayum
Spanish
Abdul Qayyum
Turkish
Abdülkayyum
Arabic
عَبْد الْقَيُّوم

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