لِيُوَفِّيَهُمْ أُجُورَهُمْ وَيَزِيدَهُم مِّن فَضْلِهِۦٓ إِنَّهُۥ غَفُورٌ شَكُورٌ ٣٠
That He may give them in full their rewards and increase for them of His bounty. Indeed, He is Forgiving and Appreciative.
عَبْد الشَّكُور
Abdush Shakur: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin ʿAbd al-Shakūr
Name of Allah“Servant of the Most Appreciative”
Abdush Shakur 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-Shakur occurs 4 times in the Quran; its page in the 99 Names section gives its meaning and verses.
Meaning of the name Abdush Shakur
ʿAbd al-Shakur joins ʿabd with al-Shakur, from the root sh-k-r of gratitude: the One who richly rewards the little good His servants do. The Quran says it of believers who recite the Book and give: “He is Forgiving, Most Appreciative” (35:30). A rare name, known mostly in South Asia.
- In Arabic
- عَبْد الشَّكُور عبد الشكور
- Transliteration
- ʿAbd al-Shakūr
- Root
- ش ك ر · 75 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Abdush Shakur 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.
وَقَالُوا۟ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَذْهَبَ عَنَّا ٱلْحَزَنَ إِنَّ رَبَّنَا لَغَفُورٌ شَكُورٌ ٣٤
And they will say, "Praise to Allāh, who has removed from us [all] sorrow. Indeed, our Lord is Forgiving and Appreciative -
All the words of the root ش ك ر in the Quran (75 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 Abdush Shakur 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 Abdush Shakur in each language
- French
- Abdechakour, Abdeshakour
- English
- Abdush Shakur, Abdul Shakur, Abdul Shakoor
- Spanish
- Abdul Shakur
- Turkish
- Abdüşşekur
- Arabic
- عَبْد الشَّكُور