عَبْد الْوَهَّاب
Boy Arabic origin ʿAbd al-Wahhāb
Name of Allah“Servant of the Bestower”
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-Wahhab occurs 3 times in the Quran; its page in the 99 Names section gives its meaning and verses.
ʿAbd al-Wahhab joins ʿabd with al-Wahhab, an intensive form of the root w-h-b of free giving: the One who gives endlessly, expecting nothing in return. The Quran reports the prayer of Sulayman: “Grant me a kingdom… You are the Bestower” (38:35). It is written Abdelwahab in the Maghreb and Abdülvahap in Turkey.
This name is built on a name of Allah found in the Quran; its verses are on the page of that name.
رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْوَهَّابُ ٨
[Who say], "Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower.
أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْوَهَّابِ ٩
Or do they have the depositories of the mercy of your Lord, the Exalted in Might, the Bestower?
All the words of the root و ه ب in the Quran (25 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 Wahhab 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.
