Abd al-Salam

A Quranic Name for Boys

Meaning: Servant of Allah

Abd al-Salam is variant of Abdus Salam and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Abd al-Salam or Abdus Salam, both are correct and acceptable. If you like this variant more and you'd like to pronounce it the way it is spelled (different than the original name), this is perfectly acceptable. For more details please see the main entry at: Abdus Salam.

Full Meaning of Abd al-Salam

Abd al-Salam is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means “servant of as-Salam“. as-Salam is one of the 99 names of Allah, glorified and exalted, that means “the source of peace and safety”. Thus Abd al-Salam means “servant of the Source of Peace and Safety”, i.e. servant of Allah. The name of Allah of as-Salam is mentioned in Quran 59:23:

He is Allah: there is no god but He: the King, the Holy, the Source of Peace, the Giver of security, the Overseer, the Most Mighty, the Overpowering, the All-Great. Exalted be He from whatever they associate with Him.

Even though Abd and Salam are both mentioned in the Quran, we consider Abd al-Salam an indirect Quranic name since the two words are not mentioned together as in Abd al-Salam.