?Abdull?h ( "servant of God", also spelled Abdullah, Abd Allah, Abdallah and Abdalla) is a common Arabic name, favored among Muslims because it indicates servitude and humility before God.There have been many notable figures named ?Abdullah: Abdallah El-Yafi, Former Lebanese Prime Minister Abd-Allah ibn Abd-al-Muttalib (545-570), the father of Muhammad. ?Abdullah ibn Abi Quhafa, also known as Abu Bakr. Abd-Allah ibn Ubayy, a leading inhabitant of Medina and contemporary of Muhammad. `Abd Allah ibn Rawahah, general in the Battle of Mut'ah. ?Abdullah ibn Sa?ad, the son of Said and foster-brother of Caliph Uthman ibn Affan, led the Muslim invasion of Libya from 647 to 648. ?Abdullah ibn Muhammad, seventh Emir of Córdoba (888-912). Abdullah , Caliph of Morocco (1224-1227). ?Abdullah (d. 1359), ruler of the Chagatai. ?Abdullah (d. 1451), ruler of the Timurid Empire. Abdullah bin Saud, leader of the House of Saud (1814-1818). Abdullah I of Jordan, emir of Transjordan (1921-46), then King

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