Asadullah

Asadullāh (), also written Asadollah, Assadullah or Asad Ullah, is a male Muslim given name meaning ''Lion of Allah''.

The name was initially used to refer to the Islamic Prophet Muhammad's closest kinsmen, Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Ali ibn Abi Talib.

Initially, the title was first given to Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Muhammad's uncle. After the Battle of the Trench, 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 (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 (active 1953), Iranian agent for foreign powers *Asadollah Lajevardi (1935–1998), Iranian politician and prison warden *Assadullah Sarwari (born 1941), Afghan politician *Asadollah Bayat-Zanjani (born 1942), Iranian theologian *Assad-Allah Imani (born 1947) Iranian Shia Cleric, Assembly of Experts Member * Asadulla Al Galib (born 1998), Bangladeshi cricketer *Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib (born 1948), Bangladeshi professor of Arabic, accused of support for Islamic militancy *Asadullah Khan (born 1984), Afghan cricketer *Asadullah Jan, Pakistani held in Guantanamo (ISN 47) *Asad Ullah, Afghan held in Guantanamo (ISN 912) *Asadullah Bhutto, Pakistani politician *Asadullah Khalid, Afghan provincial governor *Asadullah Hamdam, Afghan provincial governor *Assadullah Wafa, Afghan provincial governor *Asadullah (Afghan cricketer), Afghan cricketer *Asadullah (Pakistani cricketer), Pakistani cricketer *Asadollah Mikaeili, known as Darius Mikaeili, Iranian footballer * A fictional character from the movie Office Space, who is referenced in a quote by the character Samir. Provided by Wikipedia