ʻAbd al-Shakūr (

ALA-LC romanization ALA-LC (American Library AssociationLibrary of Congress) is a set of standards for romanization, the representation of text in other writing systems using the Latin script. Applications The system is used to represent bibliographic information by ...

of ar, عبد الشکور) is a male Muslim given name, built on the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''

al-Shakūr al-Shakūr (ALA-LC romanization of ar, الشكور) is one of the names of Allah. It is part of the 99 Names of God. Meaning al-Shakūr is translated into "The Appreciative". In his book, "Al-Maqsad Al-Asna fi Sharah Asma' Allahu al-Husna" (a ...

'', one of the

names of God in the Qur'an Names of God in Islam ( ar, أَسْمَاءُ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ , "''Allah's Beautiful Names''") are names attributed to God in Islam by Muslims. While some names are only in the Quran, and others are only in the hadith, th ...

, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the All-thankful". 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: *

ʽAbd al-Shakur ibn Yusuf Abd al-Shakur ibn Yusuf was Emir of Harar (1783–1794). He was the first Emir of Harar to give the neighboring Oromo gifts. He went to them in the first years of his reign, and brought with him bales of sheetings which he gave to the Jarso and N ...

, Emir of Harar, Ethiopia, until 1782 *

Muhammad ibn 'Ali 'Abd ash-Shakur Muhammad ibn 'Ali 'Abd ash-Shakur was the Oromo Emir of Harar, Ethiopia (1856–1875). In the oral traditions of the Harari, he was reviled for having entered in an ''ilman gosa'' (adoptive brotherhood) with the Bokku of the Ala Oromo. This ...

, Emir of Harar, Ethiopia, until 1875 *

'Abd Allah II ibn 'Ali 'Abd ash-Shakur Amir Abdullahi, formally Abd Allah II ibn 'Ali 'Abd ash-Shakur or Amir Hajji 'Abdu'llahi II ibn 'Ali 'Abdu's Shakur ( – 1930), was the last amir of Harar and ruled from late 1884 to 26 January 1887, when the state was terminated, following th ...

(died 1930), Emir of Harar, Ethiopia, until 1887 *

Abdul Shakoor Rashad Professor Abdul Shakoor Rashad ( ps, عبدالشکور رشاد) was born on November 14, 1921, in Kandahar city, Afghanistan. Early life Abdul Shakoor Rashad graduated from school at the age of 12 in 1933. While he was only 13 years old, he w ...

(1921–2004), Afghan writer and scholar * Abdus Shakur (writer) (1941–2013), Bangladeshi litterateur and musicologist *

Abdus Shakoor (painter) Abdus Shakoor (born 31 December 1947) is a Bangladeshi painter and calligrapher. Early life and career Abdus Shakoor was born on 31 December 1947 in the Bogra district of Bangladesh. His work focuses on ancestral and historical themes, follow ...

(born 1947), Bangladeshi painter *Mustafadden Abdush Shakur, known as

Mustafa Shakur Mustafadeen "Mustafa" Abdush-Shakur (born August 18, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Arizona and has previously played professionally in Europe, Lebanon, the NBA D-Le ...

, (born 1984), American basketball player * Abdul Shakoor (cricketer) (born 1988), an Emirati cricketer * Abdusakur Tan, Filipino governor

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