وَوَهَبْنَا لِدَاوُۥدَ سُلَيْمَٰنَ نِعْمَ ٱلْعَبْدُ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ ٣٠
And to David We gave Solomon. An excellent servant, indeed he was one repeatedly turning back [to Allāh].
أَوَّاب
Awwab: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin Awwāb
In the Quran“One who constantly turns back to Allah”
The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Sad 38:30.
Awwab in Islam
The Quran uses this word for three prophets: Dawud (38:17), Sulayman and Ayyub, of whom it says: “What an excellent servant! He constantly turned back to Allah (awwab)” (38:30, 38:44). The word occurs six times. The Prophet ﷺ said: “The prayer of the awwabin is when the young camels feel the heat of the sand” (Muslim 748).
Meaning of the name Awwab
Awwab is the intensive form of ʾaba, “to return” (root ʾ-w-b of return, maʾab): one who turns back to Allah again and again, in repentance, supplication and obedience. The voluntary forenoon prayer is called salat al-awwabin, “the prayer of those who turn back”. A masculine name given in the Middle East and South Asia.
- In Arabic
- أَوَّاب أواب
- Transliteration
- Awwāb
- Root
- أ و ب · 17 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Awwab in the Quran?
Yes: the word Awwab appears in the Quran 6 times, in 3 surahs.
وَخُذْ بِيَدِكَ ضِغْثًا فَٱضْرِب بِّهِۦ وَلَا تَحْنَثْ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَٰهُ صَابِرًا نِّعْمَ ٱلْعَبْدُ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ ٤٤
[We said], "And take in your hand a bunch [of grass] and strike with it and do not break your oath." Indeed, We found him patient, an excellent servant. Indeed, he was one repeatedly turning back [to Allāh].
ٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا دَاوُۥدَ ذَا ٱلْأَيْدِ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ ١٧
Be patient over what they say and remember Our servant, David, the possessor of strength; indeed, he was one who repeatedly turned back [to Allāh].
هَٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِكُلِّ أَوَّابٍ حَفِيظٍ ٣٢
[It will be said], "This is what you were promised - for every returner [to Allāh] and keeper [of His covenant].
2 other verses
All the words of the root أ و ب in the Quran (17 occurrences)
In the hadiths
Authentic
Sahih Muslim 748a
The prayer of the oft-returning to Allah is when weaned camels are bitten by excessive heat
Zayd ibn Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he saw some people pray in the forenoon, so he said: "They know that praying at an hour other than this one is better, for the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'The prayer of the oft-returning to…
صَلاَةُ الأَوَّابِينَ حِينَ تَرْمَضُ الْفِصَالُ "
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Awwab 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 Awwab in each language
- French
- Awab, Awwab, Aouab
- English
- Awwab, Awab
- Spanish
- Awab
- Turkish
- Evvab
- Arabic
- أَوَّاب