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Reference Entry

Abd

Edited by John L. Esposito

in The Oxford Dictionary of Islam

Published in print January 2003 | ISBN: 9780195125580
Published online January 2003 | e-ISBN: 9780199891207
Abd

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Slave. Common element in Muslim names, followed by one of the divine names of God—for example, Abd al-Rahman, Abd al-Halim,

Reference Entry.  36 words. 

Subjects: Islam

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