Qayyum
Qayyum may be the second half of the male Muslim given name
Also, it's one of the names of God in Islam - Al-Qayyūm (Arabic: القيوم), meaning "Subsisting" or "Independent".
In modern times it is sometimes used as an independent surname, by for example
- Amir Qayyum (born 1981), Pakistani serial killer
- Malik Mohammad Qayyum (born 1944), former Attorney General of Pakistan
- Zainab Qayyum (born 1975), Pakistani model
In Sufism, specially in the Naqshbandi tradition, it is a special term:
- Qayyum (Sufism), a special spiritual position of a saint
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