إِذْ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ ٱلصَّٰفِنَٰتُ ٱلْجِيَادُ ٣١
[Mention] when there were exhibited before him in the afternoon the poised [standing] racehorses.
جُود
Jood: meaning of the name
Girl or boy Arabic origin Jūd
Virtue“Generosity”, giving freely and without counting
Jood in Islam
The word jud is not in the Quran, but generosity is one of the best-known qualities of the Prophet ﷺ: Ibn ʿAbbas reports that he “was the most generous (ajwad) of people, and even more generous in Ramadan when Jibril met him”; he was then “more generous in doing good than the blowing wind” (al-Bukhari 6).
Meaning of the name Jood
Jud is generosity, giving freely and without counting (jada bi-malihi, “he was generous with his wealth”), from the root j-w-d of excellence (jayyid, “good, excellent”) and of abundant rain (jawd). One who has this quality is called jawad. The name is given to girls and boys alike in Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria.
- In Arabic
- جُود جود
- Transliteration
- Jūd
- Root
- ج و د · 2 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Girl or boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Jood in the Quran?
The name Jood does not appear as such in the Quran, but its root (ج و د) occurs 2 times. Examples:
All the words of the root ج و د in the Quran (2 occurrences)
In the hadiths
Authentic
Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 6
The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was the most generous of people, and he used to be more generous than ever in Ramadan when Gabriel (Jibrīl) would meet him
The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was the most generous of people, and he used to be more generous than ever in Ramadan when Gabriel (Jibrīl) would meet him. He used to meet him every night during Ramadan to revise the Qur'an with him. Indeed, the Messenger of…
أَجْوَدَ النَّاسِ، وَكَانَ أَجْوَدُ مَا يَكُونُ فِي رَمَضَانَ حِينَ يَلْقَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ، وَكَانَ يَلْقَاهُ فِي كُلِّ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ فَيُدَارِسُهُ الْقُرْآنَ، فَلَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَجْوَدُ…
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Jood 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 Jood in each language
- French
- Joud, Djoud, Jud
- English
- Jood, Joud, Jud
- Spanish
- Yud, Joud
- Turkish
- Cud, Cûd
- Arabic
- جُود