What is "qayyum"

Qayyum may be the second half of the male Muslim given name

• Abdul Qayyum

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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A Qayyum (pronounced Qayyoom, Arabic/Urdu: ) is a special spiritual position in Sufism, especially in the Naqshbandi tradition. The term was first coined by Ahmed Sirhindi, who was the first qayyum. According to him, a qayyum is a dignitary upon whom the whole order of existence depends. The word is derived from Al-Qayyum, a name of God in Islam that has the same meaning. According to the doctrine, only one qayyum is alive at any particular time.