Asadullah

Asadullah
PronunciationArabic: [ʔasad‿ɑɫˈɫɑh]
Persian: [ʔæsædoɫˈɫɒː]
GenderMale
Language(s)Arabic, Persian
Origin
Word/nameArabic language
MeaningLion of Allah
Region of originArabia
Other names
Alternative spellingAssadullah, Asadollah, Assadolah, Asad Ullah, Asadallah
Related namesAsad, Ariel

Asadullāh (Arabic: أَسَدُ ٱلله), also written Asadollah, Assadullah or Asad Ullah, is a male Muslim given name meaning Lion of Allah.

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:

  1. ^ Muhammad ibn Saad. Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir vol. 3. Translated by Bewley, A. (2013). The Companions of Badr. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.
  2. ^ Shahin, Badr (2015). Al-Abbas. CA: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1-5193-0811-5.
  3. ^ "Office Space Ajay Naidu: Samir Quotes". IMDb. 1999. Retrieved December 7, 2023.