ʻAbd al-Aḥad (ALA-LC romanization of Arabic: عبد الأحد) is an Arabic male given name. It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-Aḥad, one of the names of God in Islam. It is listed in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the only One". Abd al-Ahad is also common among Arabic-speaking Christians, particularly Syriac Orthodox and Syriac Catholics -- several of whose clergymen, including the late patriarch Ignatius Peter VIII Abdul-Ahad, have borne the name. For Christians with the name Abd al-Ahad, the name is interpreted as 'Servant of Sunday' with 'Ahad' signifying Sunday and 'Abd' meaning servant. The title 'Servant of Sunday' symbolizes a dedication or devotion to Sunday, which holds particular significance in Christianity as the day of Christ’s resurrection and a day of worship and rest.
It may refer to:
- 'Abd al-Ahad Khan
- Abd ul-Aḥad Dāwūd, name adopted by David Benjamin Keldani (1867–c.1940), Persian Catholic priest who converted to Islam
- Abdul-Ahad Dawood Tappouni, birth name of Ignatius Gabriel I Tappuni (1879–1968), patriarch of the Syriac Catholic Church
- Abdul Ahad Wardak (c.1880–1949), Afghan politician
- Abdul Ahad Azad (1903–1948), Kashmiri poet
- Abdul Ahad (music director) (1918–1996), Bangladeshi lyricist and music director
- Abdul Ahad Karzai, (1922–1999), Afghan politician
- Ignatius Peter VIII Abdalahad (born 1930), patriarch of the Syriac Catholic Church
- Abdul'ahat Abdulrixit (born 1942), chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China
- Abdul Ahad Momand (born 1959), Afghan-German cosmonaut
- Ghaith Abdul-Ahad (born 1975), Iraqi journalist
- Abdulahad Malik (born 1986), Indian cricketer
- Shah Abdul Ahad Afzali, Afghan politician
- Abdel Ahad Gamal El Din, Egyptian politician
References
- Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
- S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.
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