ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ ٢
This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allāh -
هُدَى
Huda: meaning of the name
Girl Arabic origin Hudā
In the QuranVirtue“Right guidance”
The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Al-Baqarah 2:2.
Huda in Islam
From its opening the Quran presents itself as “a guidance (huda) for the God-fearing” (2:2), and the word occurs more than eighty times. Allah says to Adam and his descendants: “Whoever follows My guidance will have nothing to fear” (2:38).
Meaning of the name Huda
Huda means guidance, right direction, being set on the straight path (root h-d-y, that of al-Hadi, “the Guide”). In the Quran, huda is what Allah gives through His revelation. A feminine name common throughout the Arab world (Houda in the Maghreb, Hoda in Egypt).
- In Arabic
- هُدَى هدى
- Transliteration
- Hudā
- Root
- ه د ي · 316 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Huda in the Quran?
Yes: the word Huda appears in the Quran 85 times, in 31 surahs.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عَلَىٰ هُدًى مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ ٥
Those are upon [right] guidance from their Lord, and it is those who are the successful.
قُلْنَا ٱهْبِطُوا۟ مِنْهَا جَمِيعًا فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّى هُدًى فَمَن تَبِعَ هُدَاىَ فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ ٣٨
We said, "Go down from it, all of you. And when guidance comes to you from Me, whoever follows My guidance - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱشْتَرَوُا۟ ٱلضَّلَٰلَةَ بِٱلْهُدَىٰ فَمَا رَبِحَت تِّجَٰرَتُهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُهْتَدِينَ ١٦
Those are the ones who have purchased error [in exchange] for guidance, so their transaction has brought no profit, nor were they guided.
73 other verses
- Al-Baqarah 2:97
- Al-Baqarah 2:120
- Al-Baqarah 2:159
- Al-Baqarah 2:175
- Al-Baqarah 2:185
- Al-Baqarah 2:272
- Ali ’Imran 3:4
- Ali ’Imran 3:73
- Ali ’Imran 3:96
- Ali ’Imran 3:138
- An-Nisa 4:115
- Al-Ma’idah 5:44
- Al-Ma’idah 5:46
- Al-An’am 6:35
- Al-An’am 6:71
- Al-An’am 6:88
- Al-An’am 6:90
- Al-An’am 6:91
- Al-An’am 6:154
- Al-An’am 6:157
- Al-A’raf 7:52
- Al-A’raf 7:154
- Al-A’raf 7:193
- Al-A’raf 7:198
- Al-A’raf 7:203
- At-Tawbah 9:33
- Yunus 10:57
- Yusuf 12:111
- An-Nahl 16:37
- An-Nahl 16:64
- An-Nahl 16:89
- An-Nahl 16:102
- Al-Isra 17:2
- Al-Isra 17:94
- Al-Kahf 18:13
- Al-Kahf 18:55
- Al-Kahf 18:57
- Maryam 19:76
- Taha 20:10
- Taha 20:47
- Taha 20:123
- Al-Hajj 22:8
- Al-Hajj 22:67
- An-Naml 27:2
- An-Naml 27:77
- Al-Qasas 28:37
- Al-Qasas 28:43
- Al-Qasas 28:50
- Al-Qasas 28:57
- Al-Qasas 28:85
- Luqman 31:3
- Luqman 31:5
- Luqman 31:20
- As-Sajdah 32:13
- As-Sajdah 32:23
- Saba 34:24
- Saba 34:32
- Az-Zumar 39:23
- Ghafir 40:53
- Ghafir 40:54
- Fussilat 41:17
- Fussilat 41:44
- Al-Jathiyah 45:11
- Al-Jathiyah 45:20
- Muhammad 47:17
- Muhammad 47:25
- Muhammad 47:32
- Al-Fath 48:28
- An-Najm 53:23
- As-Saf 61:9
- Al-Jinn 72:13
- Al-Layl 92:12
- Al-’Alaq 96:11
All the words of the root ه د ي in the Quran (316 occurrences)
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Huda 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 Huda in each language
- French
- Houda, Hoda, Huda
- English
- Huda, Hoda
- Spanish
- Huda
- Turkish
- Hüda
- Arabic
- هُدَى