Abdullah
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Arabic عبد الله (ʕabd-állāh), “‘servant of God’”) from عبد (ʕabd), “‘servant’”) + الله (’Allāh), “‘the All-highest,” “God’”).
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Abdullah
- A male given name. It is a common Islamic name that is favored because it indicates servitude and humility before God. According to a hadith, "The most beloved of your names to Allah, the Mighty and Magnificent, are ‘Abdullah’ and ‘Abdur-Rahman’ (servant of the Most Merciful)". The name was also a favorite of the prophet Muhammad.
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Not the same name as Abdul.
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Muslim given name

