Abd al-Ahad

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.^[1][2] 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

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.