The Prophet ﷺ told his Companions of the coming of a man from Yemen named Uways, very devoted to his mother: “If he were to swear by Allah, Allah would fulfil his oath; ask him to seek forgiveness for you” (Muslim 2542). ʿUmar looked for him among the reinforcements from Yemen and asked him to pray for him.
Meaning of the name Uways
Uways is the diminutive of aws, which lexicographers explain as “gift” and as “wolf”; the diminutive adds a nuance of tenderness, “the little wolf”. The name is borne in memory of Uways al-Qarani, a pious man of Yemen praised by the Prophet ﷺ. Owais is common in Pakistan, Üveys in Turkey.
In Arabic
أُوَيْسأويس
Transliteration
Uways
Root
أ و س
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Is Uways in the Quran?
No: neither the name Uways nor its root appears in the Quran. A name can be beautiful and permissible without coming from the Quran.
Usayr ibn ‘Amr (another said Ibn Jābir) reported: Whenever reinforcements from the people of Yemen came to ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb (may Allah be pleased with him) he would ask them: "Is Uways ibn ‘Āmir amongst you?" This continued till he met Uways (may Allah be pleased with him) and said to him: "Are…
