Abdulah

A Quranic Name for Boys

Meaning: Servant of Allah

Abdulah is variant of Abdullah and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Abdulah or Abdullah, 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: Abdullah.

Full Meaning of Abdulah

Abdulah is a direct Quranic name for boys that means “servant of Allah”, “slave of Allah”. It was the name of Prophet Muhammd’s father and the name of one of his sons, peace and blessings of Allah upon him and his family. It is mentioned directly twice in the Quran:

[But] he [Jesus] said: “Behold, I am a servant of God. He has vouchsafed unto me revelation and made me a prophet. (Quran 19:30)

when God’s servant [Prophet Muhammad] stood up to pray to Him, they pressed close to him in great numbers, almost stifling him. (Quran 72:19)