Abd al-Fattah

ʻAbd al-Fattāḥ (ALA-LC romanization of Arabic: عبد الفتاح) is a Muslim male given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-Fattāḥ, one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.[1][2]

People with this name include:

Given name

Surname

  • Abdelnasser Abdelfattah (born 1984), Egyptian-Turkish entrepreneur
  • Randa Abdel-Fattah (born 1979), Australian writer
  • Israa Abdel Fatah, (born 1978), Egyptian internet activist and blogger

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.
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