Asadullāh ( ar, أَسَدُ ٱلله), also written Asadollah, Assadullah or Asad Ullah, is a male

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

given name meaning ''Lion of Allah''. The name was initially used to refer to the

Islamic Prophet Prophets in Islam ( ar, الأنبياء في الإسلام, translit=al-ʾAnbiyāʾ fī al-ʾIslām) are individuals in Islam who are believed to spread God in Islam, God's message on Earth and to serve as models of ideal human behaviour. So ...

Muhammad's closest kinsmen Ali and Hamzah. Initially, the title was first given to Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Muhammad's uncle.Muhammad ibn Saad. ''Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir'' vol. 3. Translated by Bewley, A. (2013). ''The Companions of Badr''. London: Ta-Ha Publishers. After the

Battle of the Trench The Battle of the Trench ( ar, غزوة الخندق, Ghazwat al-Khandaq), also known as the Battle of Khandaq ( ar, معركة الخندق, Ma’rakah al-Khandaq) and the Battle of the Confederates ( ar, غزوة الاحزاب, Ghazwat al- ...

, 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.' The name may additionally refer to: *Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan or Mirza Ghalib (1797–1869), Urdu and Persian poet from the Indian subcontinent * Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi, called Asadullah by Islamic State members * Mírzá Asadu’llah Fádil Mázandarání (ca. 1880–1957), Iranian Bahá'í scholar *

Assadollah Hosseinpoor Assadollah Hosseinpour ( fa, اسد الله حسین پور) was born in 1882 or 1883 in Tehran, Iran. He was one of Ahad Agha Shirvani's three sons, and grandson of Moustafa Khan Shirvani, governor of the Shirvan Khanate), a descendant of the S ...

(1882/1883–1954), Iranian military officer * Khalifa Mohammad Asadullah (1890–1949), pioneer of the library movement in the Indian subcontinent * Asadollah Alam (1919–1978), Prime Minister of Iran *

Assadollah Rashidian Assadollah Rashidian ( fa, اسدالله رشیدیان) was an Iranian businessman and anglophile who, along with his brothers, played a critical role in the 1953 overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh. He was a principal covert ...

(active 1953), Iranian agent for foreign powers *

Asadollah Lajevardi Sayyid Assadollah Ladjevardi ( fa, اسدالله لاجوردی; 1935 – 23 August 1998) was an Iranian conservative politician, prosecutor and warden. He was one of the officials responsible for the 1988 executions of Iranian political priso ...

(1935–1998), Iranian politician and prison warden * Assadullah Sarwari (born 1941), Afghan politician * Asadollah Bayat-Zanjani (born 1942), Iranian theologian *

Assad-Allah Imani Assad-Allah Imani ( fa, اسد‌الله ایمانی), (or Asadullah Imani) (1947 – 7 May 2018) was an Iranian Twelver Shia scholar, who was a member of assembly of experts, and also the Imam of Prayer in Shiraz. Family and life Assad-Alla ...

(born 1947) Iranian Shia Cleric, Assembly of Experts Member *

Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib ( bn, মুহম্মদ আসাদুল্লাহ আল-গালিব; born 15 January 1948) is a Bangladeshi reformist Islamic scholar and former professor of Arabic at the University of Rajshahi. He is ...

(born 1948), Bangladeshi professor of Arabic, accused of support for Islamic militancy *

Asadullah Khan Asadullah Khan is an Afghan former cricketer. Khan is a right-handed batsman and right arm medium-pace bowler. He has previously represented the Afghanistan national cricket team. Playing career His debut for the national team came in 2003 when ...

(born 1984), Afghan cricketer *

Asadullah Jan Asadullah Jan is a citizen of Pakistan who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 47. Joint Task Force -- Guantanamo analysts estimate he wa ...

, Pakistani held in Guantanamo ( ISN 47) * Asad Ullah, Afghan held in Guantanamo (ISN 912) * Asadullah Bhutto, Pakistani politician *

Asadullah Khalid Asadullah Khalid is a politician in Afghanistan. He served as head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), which is the domestic intelligence agency of Afghanistan. Before his appointment as the head of the NDS in September 2012, Khalid ser ...

, Afghan provincial governor * Asadullah Hamdam, Afghan provincial governor *

Assadullah Wafa Assadullah Wafa (born Kandahar) is the former governor of the Afghan province of Helmand, and formerly governor of Kunar Province of Afghanistan and a previous governor of the Paktia Province where he was succeeded by Hakim Taniwal. His first na ...

, Afghan provincial governor * Asadullah (Afghan cricketer), Afghan cricketer * Asadullah (Pakistani cricketer), Pakistani cricketer *Asadollah Mikaeili, known as

Darius Mikaeili Asadollah Mikaeili, better known as Dariush Mikaeili is an Iranian footballer who plays for Naft Tehran F.C. in the Iranian Premier League. Club career Mikaeli moved to Naft Tehran F.C. in 2009 after spending the previous season with Shirin Far ...

, Iranian footballer *, Iranian Politician

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