فَتَلَقَّىٰٓ ءَادَمُ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ كَلِمَٰتٍ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ٣٧
Then Adam received from his Lord [some] words, and He accepted his repentance. Indeed, it is He who is the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.
عَبْد التَّوَّاب
Abdut Tawwab: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin ʿAbd al-Tawwāb
Name of Allah“Servant of the Ever-Relenting”
Abdut Tawwab in Islam
The Prophet ﷺ said: “The most beloved of your names to Allah are ʿAbd Allah and ʿAbd al-Rahman” (Muslim 2132), and scholars add to them all names formed on a name of Allah. The name al-Tawwab occurs 11 times in the Quran; its page in the 99 Names section gives its meaning and verses.
Meaning of the name Abdut Tawwab
ʿAbd al-Tawwab joins ʿabd with al-Tawwab, an intensive form of the root t-w-b of returning and repentance: the One who constantly turns to His servants to accept their repentance. The Quran says it from the story of Adam: “He accepted his repentance; He is the Ever-Relenting, the Merciful” (2:37). Mostly an Egyptian name.
- In Arabic
- عَبْد التَّوَّاب عبد التواب
- Transliteration
- ʿAbd al-Tawwāb
- Root
- ت و ب · 87 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Abdut Tawwab in the Quran?
This name is built on a name of Allah found in the Quran; its verses are on the page of that name.
وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِۦ يَٰقَوْمِ إِنَّكُمْ ظَلَمْتُمْ أَنفُسَكُم بِٱتِّخَاذِكُمُ ٱلْعِجْلَ فَتُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ بَارِئِكُمْ فَٱقْتُلُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُمْ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ عِندَ بَارِئِكُمْ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ٥٤
And [recall] when Moses said to his people, "O my people, indeed you have wronged yourselves by your taking of the calf [for worship]. So repent to your Creator and kill yourselves [i.e., the guilty among you]. That is best for [all of] you in the sight of your Creator." Then He accepted your repentance; indeed, He is the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.
All the words of the root ت و ب in the Quran (87 occurrences)
In the hadiths
Authentic
Sahih Muslim 2132
Indeed, the dearest of your names to Allah is ‘Abdullah and ‘Abdur-Rahmān
"Indeed, the dearest of your names to Allah is ‘Abdullah and ‘Abdur-Rahmān."
إِنَّ أَحَبَّ أَسْمَائِكُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ "
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Abdut Tawwab in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Abdut Tawwab in each language
- French
- Abdettawab, Abdetawab
- English
- Abdut Tawwab, Abdul Tawwab
- Spanish
- Abdul Tawwab
- Turkish
- Abdüttevvab
- Arabic
- عَبْد التَّوَّاب