وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِىَ بَيْضَآءُ لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ ١٠٨
And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white [with radiance] for the observers.
بَيْضَاء
Bayda: meaning of the name
Girl Arabic origin Bayḍāʾ
In the Quran“White, luminous”; figuratively, pure and clear
The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Al-A’raf 7:108.
Bayda in Islam
The word occurs six times in the Quran, mostly for the hand of Musa, which came out “white, without harm”, one of his signs (20:22, 28:32), and for the drink of Paradise, “white, delicious to drink” (37:46). The Prophet ﷺ said: “I have left you on the white path (al-baydaʾ), whose night is like its day” (Ibn Maja 43).
Meaning of the name Bayda
Baydaʾ is the feminine of abyad, “white”, from the root b-y-d of whiteness: the white one, the luminous, and figuratively what is pure, spotless and clear. Arabs called something evident baydaʾ. Beyza is one of the best-loved girls’ names in Turkey.
- In Arabic
- بَيْضَاء بيضاء
- Transliteration
- Bayḍāʾ
- Root
- ب ي ض · 12 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Bayda in the Quran?
Yes: the word Bayda appears in the Quran 6 times, in 6 surahs.
وَٱضْمُمْ يَدَكَ إِلَىٰ جَنَاحِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَآءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوٓءٍ ءَايَةً أُخْرَىٰ ٢٢
And draw in your hand to your side; it will come out white without disease - another sign,
وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِىَ بَيْضَآءُ لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ ٣٣
And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white for the observers.
وَأَدْخِلْ يَدَكَ فِى جَيْبِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَآءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوٓءٍ فِى تِسْعِ ءَايَٰتٍ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَقَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَٰسِقِينَ ١٢
And put your hand into the opening of your garment [at the breast]; it will come out white without disease. [These are] among the nine signs [you will take] to Pharaoh and his people. Indeed, they have been a people defiantly disobedient."
2 other verses
All the words of the root ب ي ض in the Quran (12 occurrences)
In the hadiths
Authentic
Sunan Ibn Majah 43
He heard Al-'Irbad bin Sariyah say: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) delivered a moving speech to us which made our eyes flow with tears and made our hearts melt. We said: 'O Messenger of Allah. This is a speech of farewell. What did you enjoin upon us?' He said: 'I am leaving you upon a (path of)…
" قَدْ تَرَكْتُكُمْ عَلَى الْبَيْضَاءِ لَيْلُهَا كَنَهَارِهَا لاَ يَزِيغُ عَنْهَا بَعْدِي إِلاَّ هَالِكٌ مَنْ يَعِشْ مِنْكُمْ فَسَيَرَى اخْتِلاَفًا كَثِيرًا فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِمَا عَرَفْتُمْ مِنْ سُنَّتِي وَسُنَّةِ…
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Bayda 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 Bayda in each language
- French
- Bayda, Beyza
- English
- Bayda, Baydaa, Beyza
- Spanish
- Bayda
- Turkish
- Beyza
- Arabic
- بَيْضَاء