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'''Abdul Mannan''' ([[Arabic]]: ′abdu ʾl-mannān عَبْدُ ٱلمَنَّان) is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname |
'''Abdul Mannan''' ([[Arabic]]: ′abdu ʾl-mannān عَبْدُ ٱلمَنَّان) is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words ''[[Abd (Arabic)|Abd]]'', ''[[al-]]'' meaning "servant" and ''Mannan, "''Benefactor, the Giver of All Good/ Benefits". The full name means "servant of the Benevolent/ Benefactor", "servant of the Giver of All Good/ Benefits", and is a [[List of Arabic theophoric names|Muslim theophoric name]].<ref name=ahmed>{{cite book| title=A Dictionary of Muslim Names| author=Salahuddin Ahmed| publisher = Hurst & Company| location=London| year=1999}}</ref><ref name=rahman>{{cite book| title=A Dictionary of Muslim Names| author= S. A. Rahman| publisher=Goodword Books| location=New Delhi| year=2001}}</ref> |
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The letter ''a'' of the ''al-'' is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel. The second part may appear as Mannan, or relating to Allah [God] - "Al-Mannan ٱلمَنَّان". The whole name is subject to variable spacing and hyphenation. |
The letter ''a'' of the ''al-'' is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel. The second part may appear as Mannan, or relating to Allah [God] - "Al-Mannan ٱلمَنَّان". The whole name is subject to variable spacing and hyphenation. |
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==Given name== |
Revision as of 06:00, 13 June 2019
Abdul Mannan (Arabic: ′abdu ʾl-mannān عَبْدُ ٱلمَنَّان) is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- meaning "servant" and Mannan, "Benefactor, the Giver of All Good/ Benefits". The full name means "servant of the Benevolent/ Benefactor", "servant of the Giver of All Good/ Benefits", and is a Muslim theophoric name.[1][2]
The letter a of the al- is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel. The second part may appear as Mannan, or relating to Allah [God] - "Al-Mannan ٱلمَنَّان". The whole name is subject to variable spacing and hyphenation.
It may refer to:
Given name
- Abdul Mannan (politician) (1929-2005), Bangladeshi politician
- Abdul Mannan (academic) (1932–2007), Former Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University
- Abdul Mannan (Bangladeshi politician) (1935–2006), Bangladeshi religious and political leader.
- Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan (1943–2010), Bangladeshi politician
- Abdul Mannan Syed (1943–2010), Bangladeshi poet and author
- Abdul Manan Ismail (born 1948), Malaysian politician
- Abdul Mannan Hossain (born 1952), Indian politician
- Abdul Mannan (educator), 12th University Grants Commission Chairman and former Vice-Chancellor of Chittagong University
- Abdul Mannan Choudhury, Founder and vice-chancellor of World University of Bangladesh
- Abdul Mannan (cricketer) (born 1988), Pakistani cricketer
- Abdul Mannan (West Bengal politician), current Leader of the Opposition of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Surname
- M A Mannan, Chairman of Bangladesh Islami Front.
- Abu Bakr II ibn `Abd al-Munan (ruled 1829-1852), emir of Harar (Ethiopia)
- MA Mannan (1932–2016), Bangladeshi educator and Bangladesh Awami League politician
- M. A. Mannan, Bangladesh National Party politician from Bangladesh
- Eddy Helmi Abdul Manan (born 1979), Malaysian footballer