ʿ Fig

This article deals with the Arabic part of the name; for the meanings of the abbreviation ABD, see ABD . For name bearers see Abd (explanation of terms) .

ʿAbd ( Arabic عبد, DMG ʿAbd , pl.عبيد or عباد) is a component of Arabic personal names meaning " servant ", " servant " or " slave ". Abd is part of the name Abdallah ("Servant of God") and is also used in a genitive combination in Muslim personal names before one of the 99 names of God .

In the Koran or the Sunna of the Prophet , the word Abd often appears in the literal meaning of “servant”.

literature

• R. Brunschvig: "ʿAbd" in The Encyclopaedia of Islam. New Edition Vol. I, pp. 24b-40a.

See also

• Abdallah , slavery in Islam