Definitions

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  • proper noun A male given name used by Muslims.

Etymologies

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Arabic عبد (abd, "servant [of]") + ال- (al, "the").

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Examples

  • Hence, for example, Steven Smyrek: thirty-two, a British-educated, German-born man who had converted to Islam in 1994 and taken the name Abdul Karim.

    The Secret War with Iran Ronen Bergman 2007

  • Hence, for example, Steven Smyrek: thirty-two, a British-educated, German-born man who had converted to Islam in 1994 and taken the name Abdul Karim.

    The Secret War with Iran Ronen Bergman 2007

  • Brother Abdul is also a graphic designer, and he had this very nice banner, Singapore Muslims against Terrorism, on his blog (see below).

    Muslims Against Terrorism JDsg 2005

  • Brother Abdul is also a graphic designer, and he had this very nice banner, Singapore Muslims against Terrorism, on his blog (see below).

    Archive 2005-10-01 JDsg 2005

  • When he arrived at Gallipoli he adopted a donkey which he called Abdul and for 40 days ferried soldiers who had been injured by flying shrapnel back to the beach for evacuation.

    unknown title 2009

  • According to the Leadership Council's Al-Amin Abdul Latif, the nationwide, coordinated effort to combat those stereotypes is an expansion of previous Muslim efforts in the United States to meet with the general public.

    US Muslims Invite Dialogue to Counter Anti-Islamic Tensions 2010

  • According to the Leadership Council's Al-Amin Abdul Latif, the nationwide, coordinated effort to combat those stereotypes is an expansion of previous Muslim efforts in the United States to meet with the general public.

    US Muslims Invite Dialogue to Counter Anti-Islamic Tensions 2010

  • Imam Al-Amin Abdul Latif, president of the Leadership Council, told reporters that the dialogue is intended to educate the public about Islam.

    US Muslims Invite Dialogue to Counter Anti-Islamic Tensions 2010

  • King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, of course, is nobody's puppet; and he's sitting on an ocean of oil.

    Archive 2009-04-01 2009

  • Imam Al-Amin Abdul Latif, president of the Leadership Council, told reporters that the dialogue is intended to educate the public about Islam.

    US Muslims Invite Dialogue to Counter Anti-Islamic Tensions 2010

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