إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلرَّزَّاقُ ذُو ٱلْقُوَّةِ ٱلْمَتِينُ ٥٨
Indeed, it is Allāh who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength.
عَبْد الرَّزَّاق
Abdur Razzaq: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin ʿAbd al-Razzāq
Name of Allah“Servant of the Great Provider”
Abdur Razzaq 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-Razzaq occurs 1 times in the Quran; its page in the 99 Names section gives its meaning and verses.
Meaning of the name Abdur Razzaq
ʿAbd al-Razzaq joins ʿabd with al-Razzaq, an intensive form of the root r-z-q of provision: the One who constantly provides for all creatures, in body and soul. The Quran says it in a single place: “It is Allah who is the Great Provider, the Possessor of strength, the Firm” (51:58). The great Yemeni hadith scholar ʿAbd al-Razzaq al-Sanʿani bore this name.
- In Arabic
- عَبْد الرَّزَّاق عبد الرزاق
- Transliteration
- ʿAbd al-Razzāq
- Root
- ر ز ق · 123 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Abdur Razzaq 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.
All the words of the root ر ز ق in the Quran (123 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 Abdur Razzaq 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 Abdur Razzaq in each language
- French
- Abderrazak, Abderazak, Abderrazzak
- English
- Abdur Razzaq, Abdul Razzaq, Abdulrazzaq
- Spanish
- Abderrazak, Abdul Razzaq
- Turkish
- Abdürrezzak
- Arabic
- عَبْد الرَّزَّاق
