وَجَعَلْنَا ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَأُمَّهُۥٓ ءَايَةً وَءَاوَيْنَٰهُمَآ إِلَىٰ رَبْوَةٍ ذَاتِ قَرَارٍ وَمَعِينٍ ٥٠
And We made the son of Mary and his mother a sign and sheltered them within a high ground having level [areas] and flowing water.
رُبَى
Ruba: meaning of the name
Girl Arabic origin Rubā
“Hills”, rises of land, often green
Ruba in Islam
The singular rabwa occurs twice in the Quran: Allah gave refuge to ʿIsa and his mother “on a hill, a peaceful place with a spring” (23:50), and those who spend their wealth seeking Allah’s pleasure are likened to “a garden on a hill” which, when heavy rain falls on it, yields a double harvest (2:265).
Meaning of the name Ruba
Ruba is the plural of rabwa (or rubwa), “hill, rise of ground”, from the root r-b-w expressing growth and rising, the same as raba, “to grow, to increase”. The name evokes green, cool and peaceful heights. It is very popular in Syria, Jordan, Palestine and Lebanon, where it is often written Ruba or Roba.
- In Arabic
- رُبَى ربى
- Transliteration
- Rubā
- Root
- ر ب و · 20 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Ruba in the Quran?
The name Ruba does not appear as such in the Quran, but its root (ر ب و) occurs 20 times. Examples:
وَمَثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَٰلَهُمُ ٱبْتِغَآءَ مَرْضَاتِ ٱللَّهِ وَتَثْبِيتًا مِّنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ كَمَثَلِ جَنَّةٍۭ بِرَبْوَةٍ أَصَابَهَا وَابِلٌ فَـَٔاتَتْ أُكُلَهَا ضِعْفَيْنِ فَإِن لَّمْ يُصِبْهَا وَابِلٌ فَطَلٌّ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ ٢٦٥
And the example of those who spend their wealth seeking means to the approval of Allāh and assuring [reward for] themselves is like a garden on high ground which is hit by a downpour - so it yields its fruits in double. And [even] if it is not hit by a downpour, then a drizzle [is sufficient]. And Allāh, of what you do, is Seeing.
All the words of the root ر ب و in the Quran (20 occurrences)
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Ruba 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 Ruba in each language
- French
- Rouba, Ruba, Roba
- English
- Ruba, Rouba, Roba
- Spanish
- Ruba
- Turkish
- Rüba, Rübâ
- Arabic
- رُبَى