وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ ٥٦
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
عُبَادَة
Ubadah: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin ʿUbāda
CompanionAn ancient Arabic name from the root ʿ-b-d, that of worship (ʿibada)
Ubadah in Islam
ʿUbada ibn al-Samit, an Ansari of Medina, was one of the leaders (nuqabaʾ) appointed on the night of al-ʿAqaba and fought at Badr; he reported the pledge that the Prophet ﷺ took from his companions: “Pledge to me that you will not associate anything with Allah, that you will not steal, that you will not commit adultery…” (al-Bukhari 18). He also reported: “There is no prayer for one who does not recite al-Fatiha” (al-Bukhari 756).
Meaning of the name Ubadah
ʿUbada is an ancient Arabic name built on the root ʿ-b-d of service and worship: ʿabd is “the servant”, ʿibada “worship, obedience”. The dictionaries list it among the proper names of this root, with ʿUbayd, ʿAbbad and Maʿbad, without giving it a meaning of its own; it is understood as a name of devotion. It should not be confused with ʿUbayda (عبيدة), another name of the same family. It is given mainly in memory of ʿUbada ibn al-Samit.
- In Arabic
- عُبَادَة عبادة
- Transliteration
- ʿUbāda
- Root
- ع ب د · 275 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Ubadah in the Quran?
The name Ubadah does not appear as such in the Quran, but its root (ع ب د) occurs 275 times. Examples:
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ٥
It is You we worship and You we ask for help.
إِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ يُدَبِّرُ ٱلْأَمْرَ مَا مِن شَفِيعٍ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ إِذْنِهِۦ ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ فَٱعْبُدُوهُ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ٣
Indeed, your Lord is Allāh, who created the heavens and the earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne, arranging the matter [of His creation]. There is no intercessor except after His permission. That is Allāh, your Lord, so worship Him. Then will you not remember?
All the words of the root ع ب د in the Quran (275 occurrences)
In the hadiths
Authentic
Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 18
Give me your pledge that you will not associate anything with Allah, that you will not steal, that you will not commit adultery
"Give me your pledge that you will not associate anything with Allah, that you will not steal, that you will not commit adultery, that you will not kill your children, that you will not bring forth slander you have invented between your hands and legs, and that you will not disobey in…
بَايِعُونِي عَلَى أَنْ لاَ تُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا، وَلاَ تَسْرِقُوا، وَلاَ تَزْنُوا، وَلاَ تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلاَدَكُمْ، وَلاَ تَأْتُوا بِبُهْتَانٍ تَفْتَرُونَهُ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَأَرْجُلِكُمْ، وَلاَ تَعْصُوا فِي…
Authentic
Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 756
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Whoever does not recite Al-Fatiha in his prayer, his prayer is invalid."
لاَ صَلاَةَ لِمَنْ لَمْ يَقْرَأْ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ "
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Ubadah 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 Ubadah in each language
- French
- Oubada, Obada, Ubada
- English
- Ubadah, Ubada, Obada
- Spanish
- Ubada
- Turkish
- Ubade, Ubâde
- Arabic
- عُبَادَة