Asadullāh (Arabic: أَسَدُ ٱلله), also written Asadollah, Assadullah or Asad Ullah, is a male Muslim given name meaning Lion of Allah.
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [ʔasad‿ɑɫˈɫɑh] Persian: [ʔæsædoɫˈɫɒː] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Arabic, Persian |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic language |
| Meaning | Lion of Allah |
| Region of origin | Arabia |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Assadullah, Asadollah, Assadolah, Asad Ullah, Asadallah |
| Related names | Asad, Ariel |
The name was initially used to refer to the Islamic Prophet Muhammad's closest kinsmen Hamza and Ali.
Initially, the title was first given to Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Muhammad's uncle.[1] After the Battle of the Trench, when Ali defeated Amr ibn Abd al-Wud, Muhammad reportedly gave Ali the name Asadullah (Lion of God) and praised him, saying 'Ali's strike on Amr ibn Abd al-Wud is greater than the worship of both mankind and jinn until the Day of Judgement.'[2]
The name may additionally refer to:
- Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan or Mirza Ghalib (1797–1869), Urdu and Persian poet from the Indian subcontinent
- Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi, called Asadullah by Islamic State members
- Mírzá Asadu’llah Fádil Mázandarání (ca. 1880–1957), Iranian Bahá'í scholar
- Assadollah Hosseinpoor (1882/1883–1954), Iranian military officer
- Khalifa Mohammad Asadullah (1890–1949), pioneer of the library movement in the Indian subcontinent
- Asadollah Alam (1919–1978), Prime Minister of Iran
- Assadollah Rashidian (active 1953), Iranian agent for foreign powers
- Asadollah Lajevardi (1935–1998), Iranian politician and prison warden
- Assadullah Sarwari (born 1941), Afghan politician
- Asadollah Bayat-Zanjani (born 1942), Iranian theologian
- Assad-Allah Imani (born 1947) Iranian Shia Cleric, Assembly of Experts Member
- Asadulla Al Galib (born 1998), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib (born 1948), Bangladeshi professor of Arabic, accused of support for Islamic militancy
- Asadullah Khan (born 1984), Afghan cricketer
- Asadullah Jan, Pakistani held in Guantanamo (ISN 47)
- Asad Ullah, Afghan held in Guantanamo (ISN 912)
- Asadullah Bhutto, Pakistani politician
- Asadullah Khalid, Afghan provincial governor
- Asadullah Hamdam, Afghan provincial governor
- Assadullah Wafa, Afghan provincial governor
- Asadullah (Afghan cricketer), Afghan cricketer
- Asadullah (Pakistani cricketer), Pakistani cricketer
- Asadollah Mikaeili, known as Darius Mikaeili, Iranian footballer
- A fictional character from the movie Office Space, who is referenced in a quote by the character Samir.[3]
You know what I would do if I had a million dollars? I would invest half of it in low risk mutual funds, and then take the other half over to my friend Asadullah who works in securities...
— Samir (Ajay Naidu), Office Space (1999)
See also
edit- Asad (given name)
- Lion of Allah
- List of Arabic theophoric names
References
edit- ^ Muhammad ibn Saad. Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir vol. 3. Translated by Bewley, A. (2013). The Companions of Badr. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.
- ^ Shahin, Badr (2015). Al-Abbas. CA: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1-5193-0811-5.
- ^ "Office Space Ajay Naidu: Samir Quotes". IMDb. 1999. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
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