<P> According to a hadith narrated by Abdullah ibn Masud, some of the names of God have also been hidden from mankind . More than 1000 names are listed in the Jawshan Kabir invocations . </P> <P> A Muslim may not be given any of the 99 names of God in exactly the same form . For example, nobody may be named al - Malik "the King", but may be named Malik "King". This is because of the belief that God is almighty, and no human being is the equivalent of God, and no human being will ever be the equivalent of God . Muslims are allowed to use the 99 names of God for themselves but should not put' Al' at the front of them . </P> <P> However the names of God can be combined with the word "' Abd -", which means "worshiper" or "slave" (of God) and are commonly used as Arabic name among Muslims, such as Abd al - Rahman . The two parts of the name may be written separately (as above) or combined as one transliterated name; in such a case, the vowel transcribed after "Abd" is often written as u when the two words are transcribed as one: e.g., Abdurrahman, Abdul'aziz, "Abdul Jabbar", or even Abdullah ("Servant of God"). (This has to do with Arabic case vowels, the final u vowel showing the normal "quote" nominative / vocative case form: ʿabdu .) </P> <P> Some Muslim people have names resembling those 99 . Examples include: </P>

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