وَشَدَدْنَا مُلْكَهُۥ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَفَصْلَ ٱلْخِطَابِ ٢٠
And We strengthened his kingdom and gave him wisdom and discernment in speech.
خَطَّاب
Khattab: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin Khaṭṭāb
“The eloquent orator”; the name of ʿUmar’s father
Khattab in Islam
Al-Khattab ibn Nufayl, who died before Islam, is known above all as the father of ʿUmar ibn al-Khattab, the second caliph. The Quran uses the root for the decisive speech given to Dawud, “wisdom and decisive speech (fasl al-khitab)” (38:20).
Meaning of the name Khattab
Khattab is an intensive form of the root kh-t-b, that of speech (khutba) and of the marriage proposal (khitba): an orator who speaks often and well, and also one who often asks in marriage. The name is borne above all in memory of al-Khattab ibn Nufayl, father of the caliph ʿUmar, known as ʿUmar ibn al-Khattab.
- In Arabic
- خَطَّاب خطاب
- Transliteration
- Khaṭṭāb
- Root
- خ ط ب · 12 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Khattab in the Quran?
The name Khattab does not appear as such in the Quran, but its root (خ ط ب) occurs 12 times. Examples:
وَعِبَادُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ هَوْنًا وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ ٱلْجَٰهِلُونَ قَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًا ٦٣
And the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth easily, and when the ignorant address them [harshly], they say [words of] peace,
All the words of the root خ ط ب in the Quran (12 occurrences)
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Khattab in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
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This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Khattab in each language
- French
- Khattab, Khatab
- English
- Khattab, Khatab
- Spanish
- Jattab, Khattab
- Turkish
- Hattab
- Arabic
- خَطَّاب