Abd al-Razzaq explained

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

Because the letter r is a sun letter, the letter l of the al- is assimilated to it. Thus although the name is written in Arabic with letters corresponding to Abd al-Razzaq, the usual pronunciation corresponds to Abd ar-Razzaq. Alternative renderings include ‘Abd ar-Razzaq, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Razaq, Abdul Razzak and others, all subject to variable spacing and hyphenation.

It may refer to:

Given name

Afghan

• Abdul Razaq (Guantanamo detainee 356) (born 1971), Afghan, former Guantanamo detainee (ISN 356)
• Abdul Razzaq (Guantanamo detainee 923), Afghan, former Guantanamo detainee (ISN 923)
• Abdul Razak (Guantanamo detainee 1043), Afghan, former Guantanamo detainee (ISN 1043)
• Abdur Razzaq (Taliban official)
• Abdul Razaq (cricketer)

Algerian

• Abderrazak Bounour (born 1957), Algerian runner

Arabian

• ‘Abd ar-Razzaq as-San‘ani (early), Sunni Islamic scholar of the Science of hadith
• Shaikh Syed Abdul Razzaq Jilani, (1133–1207 CE), shaikh of Qadiriyya order after Abdul Qadir Jilani

Bangladeshi

• Abdur Razzaque (artist), Bangladeshi artist
• Abdur Razzaq (professor) (1914–1999), Bangladeshi politics and economics educator
• Abdur Razzak (actor) (1942–2017), Bangladeshi film actor
• Abdur Razzaq (politician, born 1942) (1942–2011), Bangladeshi politician
• Abdur Razzaq (Faridpur-4 politician) (died 2002)
• Abdur Razzaq (lawyer, born 1949), Bangladeshi politician and lawyer
• Mohammad Abdur Razzaque (born 1950), Food Minister of Bangladesh
• Abdur Razzak (cricketer) (born 1982), Bangladeshi cricketer
• Abdul Razzak Rajib, Bangladeshi cricketer
• Abdur Razzak Khan, Bangladeshi politician
• Abdur Razzak Mukul, Bangladeshi politician

British

• Abdulrazak Gurnah (born 1948), Tanzanian-British novelist

Chinese

• Abdul Razakah, Chinese held in Guantanamo (ISN 219)

Egyptian

• Abd El-Razzak El-Sanhuri (1895–1971), Egyptian legal scholar

Ghanaian

• Karim Abdul Razak (born 1956), Ghanaian footballer
• Ibrahim Abdul Razak (born 1983), Ghanaian footballer

Indian

• Abdool Razack Mohamed (1906–1978), Indian-Mauritian politician
• Abdur Razzaque Ansari, Indian weavers revolution leader
• K. M. Abdul Razack (active 1977–1980), Indian politician
• Mufti Abdul Razzaq (1925–2021), Indian Muslim scholar
• Abdur Razzak Molla, Indian politician

Indonesian

• Abdul Razak (canoeist) (born 1964), Indonesian canoer

Iraqi

• 'Abd al-Razzaq al-Hasani (1903–1997), Iraqi historian
• Abdul-Razzaq Ahmed Taha (c. 1910 – c. 1998 ??), Iraqi chess player
• Arif Abd ar-Razzaq (1921–2007), Prime Minister of Iraq
• Abd ar-Razzaq an-Naif (1933–1978), Iraqi politician
• Haidar Abdul-Razzaq (born 1982), Iraqi footballer
• Ziad Abderrazzak Mohammad Aswad, Iraqi politician
• Abdul Razak al-Hashimi, Iraqi diplomat
• Abdul Razzaq Ahmed (born 1940), Iraqi footballer
• Nashwan Abdulrazaq Abdulbaqi, known as Abdul Hadi al Iraqi (born 1961), Iraqi Kurd held in Guantanamo (ISN 10026)
• Abdul Razzak Mirjan (1883-1970)
• Abdul Razzaq an-Naif, Iraqi military officer

Iranian

• Abd al-Razzaq Maymandi, 11th-century Persian vizier
• Abd al-Razzaq Kāshānī, 14th-century Persian scholar
• Abd al-Razzaq Samarqandi (1413–1482), Persian traveller to India
• Abd al-Razzaq Lahiji (died c. 1662), Iranian theologian
• Abd al-Razzaq Beg Donboli (c. 1762-c. 1828), Iranian historian

Ivorian

• Abdou Razack Traoré (born 1988), Ivorian footballer
• Abdul Razak (footballer) (born 1992), Ivorian footballer

Kuwaiti

• Abdul-Razzak Al-Adwani (1928–1996), Kuwaiti academic administrator

Lebanese

• Abdul Razzak Dakramanji (born 2001), Lebanese footballer

Libyan

• Abdul Razzaq as-Sawsa, Libyan politician
• Abdelrazak Ali Abdelrahman, Libyan held in Guantanamo (ISN 685)

Malaysian

• Abdul Razak Hussein (1922–1976), Prime Minister of Malaysia
• Abdul Razak Baginda (born 1960), Malaysian political writer
• Abdul Razak Mohaideen (born 1965), Malaysian film director
• Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak (born 1987), Malaysian footballer

Maldivian

• Abdul Razzak Aboobakur (born 1962), Maldivian sprinter

Moroccan

• Abderrazak Khairi (born 1962), Moroccan footballer
• Abderrazzak Jadid (born 1983), Moroccan footballer

Myanma

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

Nigerian

• Abdulrazak Ekpoki (born 1982), Nigerian footballer

Pakistani

• Abdul Razzak Yaqoob (1944–2014), Pakistani businessman
• Abdur Razzaq Iskander (1935–2021), Pakistani Islamic scholar and writer
• Abdul Razzaq (cricketer) (born 1979), Pakistani cricketer
• Abdur Razzaq (cricketer), Pakistani cricketer, Kalat
• Muhammad Abdul Razzaq (born 1921), Pakistani Olympic hockey player
• Abdul Raziq (politician), Pakistani senator

Palestinian

• Abdel-Razak al-Yehiyeh (born 1929), Palestinian politician
• Omar Abd al-Razaq, Palestinian politician
• Abelhaleem Hasan Abdelraziq Ashqar, Palestinian business professor imprisoned in the US

Saudi Arabian

• Abd al Razaq Abdallah Hamid Ibrahim al Sharikh (born 1984), Saudi, former Guantanamo detainee (ISN 67)

Somali

• Abdirizak Haji Hussein (1924–2014), Prime Minister of Somalia
• Abdirisak Omar Mohamed Minister of Internal Security
• Abdirizak Bihi social activist
• Abdul Razak Ali Artan (1998-2016), perpetrator of the Ohio State University attack

Syrian

• Abd al-Razzaq al-Dandashi (1899–1935), Syrian politician
• Abdelrazaq Al Hussain (born 1986), Syrian footballer
• Abdul Razzaq al-Mahdi, Syrian Ahrar ash-Sham cleric

South African

• Abdul Razak (South African cricketer), South African cricketer

Tanzanian

• Abdulrazak Gurnah (born 1948), Tanzanian-British novelist

Trinidadian

• Abdul Razack (cricketer) (1888–1946), Trinidadian cricketer

Yemeni

• Abd al-Razzaq al-San'ani (744-827), Yemeni scholar
• Abdullah Abdul Razzaq Badhib, known as Abdullah Badhib (1931–1975), political activist from Aden known as founder of Yemeni communism
• Abdul Al Razzaq Muhammad Salih, Yemeni held in Guantanamo (ISN 233)

Surname

• Wafaa Abed Al Razzaq (born 1952), Iraqi poet
• Dana Hussein Abdul-Razzaq (born 1986), Iraqi runner

Other

• Bandar Tun Abdul Razak (established 1979), town in Malaysia
• Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (established 1997), university in Malaysia
• Sekolah Datuk Abdul Razak (founded 1957), school in Malaysia
• SMK Tun Abdul Razak (founded 1959), school in Malaysia
• Masjid Al-Abdul Razak (built 1965), mosque in Singapore
• Musannaf of Abd al-Razzaq, book written by ‘Abd ar-Razzaq as-San‘ani

References

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