Abd al-Basir

ʻAbd al-Baṣīr (ALA-LC romanization of Arabic: عبد البصير) is a male Arabic given name. It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-Baṣīr, 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-seeing".

It may refer to:

Abdul Basir Salangi, Governor of Parwan Province, Afghanistan
Abdul Basir (torture victim) (died 2009), Afghan man who died in custody
Taha Abdul-Basser, American Muslim Chaplain of Harvard University
Abdul Baser Wasiqi (born 1975), Afghan athlete

References[edit]

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

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[ahmed-1] Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.

[rahman-2] S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.

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Abd al-Basir

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