Abdus Shakur

Abdus Shakur (Arabic: عبد الشکور ‎) is a male Muslim given name, built on the Arabic words Abd, al- and Shakur. The name means "servant of the All-thankful", Ash-Shakūr being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.^[1][2]

Because the Arabic letter corresponding to sh is a sun letter, the letter l of the al- is assimilated to it. Thus although the name is written with letters corresponding to Abd al-Shakur, the usual pronunciation corresponds to Abd ash-Shakur. Alternative transliterations include Abdul Shakoor and others, all subject to variant spacing and hyphenation. It may refer to

• `Abd al-Shakur ibn Yusuf, Emir of Harar, Ethiopia, until 1782
• Muhammad ibn 'Ali 'Abd ash-Shakur, Emir of Harar, Ethiopia, until 1875
• 'Abd Allah II ibn 'Ali 'Abd ash-Shakur (died 1930), Emir of Harar, Ethiopia, until 1887
• Abdul Shakoor Rashad (1921–2004), Afghan writer and scholar
• Abdus Shakoor (painter) (born 1947), Bangladeshi painter
• Abdul Shakoor Baloch (born 1953), Pakistani football referee
• Mustafadden Abdush Shakur, known as Mustafa Shakur, (born 1984), American basketball player

References

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

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