Abdul Wadud is a male Muslim given name. It is built from the Arabic words Abd

Abd (Arabic)

Abd is an Arabic word meaning one who is totally subordinated; a slave or a servant.Abid is a given name meaning "worshipper". It is based on the Arabic word "Ibadah", i.e. worship...

, al-

Al-

is the definite article in the Arabic language; a particle whose function is to render the noun on which it is prefixed definite. For example, the word kitāb 'book' can be made definite by prefixing it with al-, resulting in al-kitāb 'the book'...

and Wadud. The name means "servant of the all-loving", Al-Wadūd being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.
Alternative transliterations include Abdul Wadood, Abdel Wadoud and others, all subject to variable spacing and hyphenation. The name may refer to:

• Abdul Wadud (musician)
  Abdul Wadud (musician)
  Abdul Wadud , is an American cellist known for his work in jazz and classical settings.His son Is R&B Singer Raheem DeVaughn.-As leader:*1977: By Myself Bishara...
  
   (born 1947), American jazz & symphonic cellist
• Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud
  Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud
  Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud is the emir, or leader, of the Algerian Islamic militant group Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb , formerly the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat ....
  
   (born 1970), Algerian militant emir
• Abdul Wadud (author), Pakistani Muslim author