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Abd al-Razzaq

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ʻAbd al-Razzāq(ALA-LC romanizationofArabic:عبد الرزاق) is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic wordsʻabdandal-Razzāq,one of thenames of God in the Qur'an,which give rise to theMuslim theophoric names.[1][2]It means "servant of the all-provider".

Because the letterris asun letter,the letterlof theal-is assimilated to it. Thus although the name is written in Arabic with letters corresponding toAbd al-Razzaq,the usual pronunciation corresponds toAbd ar-Razzaq.Alternative renderings include‘Abd ar-Razzaq,Abdul Razzaq,Abdur Razaq,Abdul Razzakand others, all subject to variable spacing and hyphenation.

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  • U Razak(Abdul Razak) (1898–1947), Burmese politician

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References

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  1. ^Salahuddin Ahmed (1999).A Dictionary of Muslim Names.London: Hurst & Company.
  2. ^S. A. Rahman (2001).A Dictionary of Muslim Names.New Delhi: Goodword Books.