Abd al-Qayyum

ʻAbd al-Qayyūm (ALA-LC romanization of Arabic: عبد القيوم) is a male Muslim given name. It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-Qayyūm, one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.[1][2] It means "servant of the eternal".

It may refer to:

Abdul Qayyum

Abdul Qayum

Abdul Qayoom

Others

References

  1. Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
  2. S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.
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