عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰٓ ١٥
Near it is the Garden of Refuge [i.e., Paradise] -
مَأْوَى
Mawa: meaning of the name
Girl Arabic origin Maʾwā
In the Quran“Refuge, abode”; Jannat al-Maʾwa, the Garden of Abode
The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, An-Najm 53:15.
Mawa in Islam
The Quran names Jannat al-Maʾwa beside the Lote Tree of the utmost boundary (53:15) and promises it to the believers: “As for him who feared standing before his Lord and restrained his soul from desire, Paradise will be his refuge (al-maʾwa)” (79:40-41). Of its twenty-two occurrences, the word often refers to Hell too: it is its link with Paradise that makes the name.
Meaning of the name Mawa
Maʾwa comes from the root ʾ-w-y of shelter (awa, “to take refuge”): the place one withdraws to and dwells in. The name is taken from Jannat al-Maʾwa, “the Garden of Abode”, one of the names of Paradise. It is given above all in Turkey (Meva), where it is much liked; in the Quran the same word also refers to the abode of the damned.
- In Arabic
- مَأْوَى مأوى
- Transliteration
- Maʾwā
- Root
- أ و ي · 36 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Mawa in the Quran?
Yes: the word Mawa appears in the Quran 22 times, in 16 surahs.
أَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ فَلَهُمْ جَنَّٰتُ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ نُزُلًۢا بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ١٩
As for those who believed and did righteous deeds, for them will be the Gardens of Refuge as accommodation for what they used to do.
فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَنَّةَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ ٤١
Then indeed, Paradise will be [his] refuge.
سَنُلْقِى فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ٱلرُّعْبَ بِمَآ أَشْرَكُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِۦ سُلْطَٰنًا وَمَأْوَىٰهُمُ ٱلنَّارُ وَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ١٥١
We will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve for what they have associated with Allāh of which He had not sent down [any] authority. And their refuge will be the Fire, and wretched is the residence of the wrongdoers.
18 other verses
- Ali ’Imran 3:162
- Ali ’Imran 3:197
- An-Nisa 4:97
- An-Nisa 4:121
- Al-Ma’idah 5:72
- Al-Anfal 8:16
- At-Tawbah 9:73
- At-Tawbah 9:95
- Yunus 10:8
- Ar-Ra’d 13:18
- Al-Isra 17:97
- An-Nur 24:57
- Al-’Ankabut 29:25
- As-Sajdah 32:20
- Al-Jathiyah 45:34
- Al-Hadid 57:15
- At-Tahrim 66:9
- An-Nazi’at 79:39
All the words of the root أ و ي in the Quran (36 occurrences)
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Mawa 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 Mawa in each language
- French
- Maawa, Mawa, Meva
- English
- Mawa, Maawa
- Spanish
- Mawa
- Turkish
- Meva
- Arabic
- مَأْوَى