فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ فَهُمْ فِى رَوْضَةٍ يُحْبَرُونَ ١٥
And as for those who had believed and done righteous deeds, they will be in a garden [of Paradise], delighted.
رَوْضَة
Rawdah: meaning of the name
Girl Arabic origin Rawḍa
In the Quran“The flowering garden”, the green meadow
The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Ar-Rum 30:15.
Rawdah in Islam
The Quran says of the believers that “they will be in a garden (rawda), delighted” (30:15), and speaks of “the flowering meadows of the Gardens” (42:22). The Prophet ﷺ said: “Between my house and my pulpit is a garden among the gardens of Paradise” (al-Bukhari 1196): the Rawda of his mosque in Medina.
Meaning of the name Rawdah
Rawda means a garden or meadow covered with grass and flowers, often where water gathers; its plural, riyad, gave its name to the city of Riyadh. The name evokes the freshness and beauty of a green place. In Turkey, Ravza is a well-liked name that also recalls the Rawda in the Prophet’s ﷺ mosque in Medina.
- In Arabic
- رَوْضَة روضة
- Transliteration
- Rawḍa
- Root
- ر و ض · 2 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Rawdah in the Quran?
Yes: the word Rawdah appears in the Quran 2 times, in 2 surahs.
تَرَى ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ مُشْفِقِينَ مِمَّا كَسَبُوا۟ وَهُوَ وَاقِعٌۢ بِهِمْ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ فِى رَوْضَاتِ ٱلْجَنَّاتِ لَهُم مَّا يَشَآءُونَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَضْلُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ ٢٢
You will see the wrongdoers fearful of what they have earned, and it will [certainly] befall them. And those who have believed and done righteous deeds will be in lush regions of the gardens [in Paradise] having whatever they will in the presence of their Lord. That is what is the great bounty.
All the words of the root ر و ض in the Quran (2 occurrences)
In the hadiths
Authentic
Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 1196
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Between my house and my pulpit there is a garden of the gardens of Paradise, and my pulpit is on my fountain tank (i.e. Al-Kauthar)."
مَا بَيْنَ بَيْتِي وَمِنْبَرِي رَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ، وَمِنْبَرِي عَلَى حَوْضِي "
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Rawdah 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 Rawdah in each language
- French
- Rawda, Raouda, Rawdha, Rawdah
- English
- Rawdah, Rawda, Rauda
- Spanish
- Rawda
- Turkish
- Ravza
- Arabic
- رَوْضَة