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

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

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

Islamic Prophet Prophets in Islam () are individuals in Islam who are believed to spread God's message on Earth and serve as models of ideal human behaviour. Some prophets are categorized as messengers (; sing. , ), those who transmit divine revelation, mos ...

Muhammad Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...

's closest kinsmen,

Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib Ḥamza ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim ibn ʿAbd Manāf al-Qurashī (; )Muhammad ibn Saad. ''Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir'' vol. 3. Translated by Bewley, A. (2013). ''The Companions of Badr''. London: Ta-Ha Publishers. was a foster brother, ...

and

Ali ibn abu Talib Ali ibn Abi Talib (; ) was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from until his assassination in 661, as well as the first Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Born to Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib an ...

. Initially, the title was first given to Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Prophet Muhammad (s.a.v)'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, when Ali defeated

Amr ibn Abd al-Wud Amr ibn Abd Wadd () was a champion of the Quraish tribe. He is most well known for his role during the Battle of the Trench in which he was killed in a duel by Ali ibn Abi Talib. Battle of the Trench During the Battle of the Trench in 627 ...

, Prophet Muhammad (s.a.v) 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 Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan (27 December 179715 February 1869), commonly known as Mirza Ghalib, was an Indian poet. Widely regarded as one of the greatest poets in the Urdu language, he also produced a significant body of work in Persian. Ghali ...

(1797–1869), Urdu and Persian poet from the Indian subcontinent *

Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi Adnan Ismail Najm al-Bilawi Al-Dulaimi ( 1971 – 4 June 2014), better known by the nom de guerre Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi al-Anbari (), was a top commander in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the head of its Military Council, prior ...

, called Asadullah by

Islamic State The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadism, Salafi jihadist organization and unrecognized quasi-state. IS ...

members * Mírzá Asadu’llah Fádil Mázandarání (ca. 1880–1957), Iranian Bahá'í scholar * Assadollah Hosseinpoor (1882/1883–1954), Iranian military officer *

Khalifa Mohammad Asadullah Khalifa Mohammad Asadullah (6 August 1890 – 23 November 1949)Syed Jalaluddin Haider, Pg 3, Online at Pioneers of Library Movement in PakistanRetrieved 10 April 2018 was a wikt:pioneer, pioneer of the library movement in the Indian subconti ...

(1890–1949), pioneer of the library movement in the Indian subcontinent *

Asadollah Alam Asadollah Alam (; 24 July 1919 – 14 April 1978) was an Iranian peoples, Iranian politician who was Prime Minister of Iran, prime minister under Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Mohammad Reza Shah from 1962 to 1964. He was also minister of Royal Court, p ...

(1919–1978), Prime Minister of Iran *

Assadollah Rashidian Assadollah Rashidian () 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 agent of the British Secret Inte ...

(active 1953), Iranian agent for foreign powers *

Asadollah Lajevardi Sayyid Assadollah Ladjevardi (; 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 prisoners, and was assassinated by the ...

(1935–1998), Iranian politician and prison warden *

Assadullah Sarwari Assadullah Sarwari (Dari: اسد الله سروری) is an Afghan former politician, former ambassador to the Mongolian People's Republic and convicted war criminal who belonged to the Khalq faction of the communist People's Democratic Party of ...

(born 1941), Afghan politician *

Asadollah Bayat-Zanjani Grand Ayatollah Asadollah Bayat-Zanjani () is an Iranian theologian, Islamic philosopher, writer and Grand marja of Islam. He has published objections to Iran's system of Islamic Jurist Guardianship known as ''velayat-e faqih'', asserting that t ...

(born 1942), Iranian theologian *

Assad-Allah Imani Assad-Allah Imani (), (or Asadullah Imani) (11 May 1947 – 7 May 2018) was an Iranian peoples, Iranian Twelver Shia scholar, who was a member of Assembly of Experts, assembly of experts, and also the Imam of Friday Prayer, Imam of Prayer in Shira ...

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

Asadulla Al Galib Asadulla Al Galib (; born 26 December 1998) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his first-class debut on 9 November 2019, for Sylhet Division in the 2019–20 National Cricket League. He made his List A debut on 18 March 2023, for Brothers Unio ...

(born 1998), Bangladeshi cricketer *

Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib (; born 15 January 1948) is a Bangladeshi reformist Islamic scholar, educator, reformist preacher, and former professor of Arabic at the University of Rajshahi. He is best known as the founder and Ameer (President) ...

(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 estimated he wa ...

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

Asadullah Bhutto Asadullah Bhutto () is an incumbent Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Sindh. He belongs to the Bhutto tribe of Sindh''Daily Times'' 28 October 2007 Political career Bhutto is a lawyer by profession. He completed his LL.B in 1969 and Masters in Socio ...

, 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 Assadullah Hamdam is an Afghan politician who was appointed as Governor of Oruzgan Province by President Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai (born 24 December 1957) is an Afghan politician who served as the fourth president of Afghanistan from 2002 ...

, Afghan provincial governor * Assadullah Wafa, Afghan provincial governor *

Asadullah (Afghan cricketer) Asadullah (born 5 November 2000) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his first-class cricket, first-class debut for Mis Ainak Knights, Mis Ainak Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 1 April 2018. He made his List A cricket, List ...

, Afghan cricketer * Asadullah (Pakistani cricketer), Pakistani cricketer *Asadollah Mikaeili, known as Darius Mikaeili, Iranian footballer * A fictional character from the movie

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, who is referenced in a quote by the character Samir.

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