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وَعْد

Waad: meaning of the name

Girl Arabic origin Waʿd

In the Quran

“Promise”, a commitment to do good

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The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Maryam 19:54.

Waad in Islam

The word waʿd occurs forty-nine times in the Quran, mostly for the promise of Allah: “The promise of Allah is true” (31:33); “Allah does not fail His promise” (30:6). The Quran praises Ismaʿil, who “was true to his promise” (19:54), and the Prophet ﷺ counted breaking a promise among the signs of the hypocrite (al-Bukhari 33).

Meaning of the name Waad

Waʿd is a promise, a commitment made to someone (root w-ʿ-d). Lexicographers such as al-Farraʾ note that, used on its own, waʿd means the promise of something good, while waʿid means a threat. The name expresses hope in what is promised and faithfulness to one’s word. It is mostly feminine, in Syria, Iraq, Jordan and the Gulf, and is written Waad or Waed depending on the country.

In Arabic
وَعْد وعد
Transliteration
Waʿd
Root
و ع د · 151 occurrences in the Quran
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic

Is Waad in the Quran?

Yes: the word Waad appears in the Quran 49 times, in 28 surahs.

وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ إِسْمَٰعِيلَ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ صَادِقَ ٱلْوَعْدِ وَكَانَ رَسُولًا نَّبِيًّا ۝٥٤

And mention in the Book, Ishmael. Indeed, he was true to his promise, and he was a messenger and a prophet.

Surah Maryam, Verse 54

وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ لَا يُخْلِفُ ٱللَّهُ وَعْدَهُۥ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ۝٦

[It is] the promise of Allāh. Allāh does not fail in His promise, but most of the people do not know.

Surah Ar-Rum, Verse 6

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱتَّقُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ وَٱخْشَوْا۟ يَوْمًا لَّا يَجْزِى وَالِدٌ عَن وَلَدِهِۦ وَلَا مَوْلُودٌ هُوَ جَازٍ عَن وَالِدِهِۦ شَيْـًٔا إِنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ فَلَا تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَلَا يَغُرَّنَّكُم بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْغَرُورُ ۝٣٣

O mankind, fear your Lord and fear a Day when no father will avail his son, nor will a son avail his father at all. Indeed, the promise of Allāh is truth, so let not the worldly life delude you and be not deceived about Allāh by the Deceiver [i.e., Satan].

Surah Luqman, Verse 33

وَلَقَدْ صَدَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَعْدَهُۥٓ إِذْ تَحُسُّونَهُم بِإِذْنِهِۦ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا فَشِلْتُمْ وَتَنَٰزَعْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَمْرِ وَعَصَيْتُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ مَآ أَرَىٰكُم مَّا تُحِبُّونَ مِنكُم مَّن يُرِيدُ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَمِنكُم مَّن يُرِيدُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ ثُمَّ صَرَفَكُمْ عَنْهُمْ لِيَبْتَلِيَكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَفَا عَنكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ ذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۝١٥٢

And Allāh had certainly fulfilled His promise to you when you were killing them [i.e., the enemy] by His permission until [the time] when you lost courage and fell to disputing about the order [given by the Prophet (ﷺ)] and disobeyed after He had shown you that which you love. Among you are some who desire this world, and among you are some who desire the Hereafter. Then He turned you back from them [defeated] that He might test you. And He has already forgiven you, and Allāh is the possessor of bounty for the believers.

Surah Ali ’Imran, Verse 152

42 other verses

All the words of the root و ع د in the Quran (151 occurrences)

In the hadiths

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 33

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The signs of a hypocrite are three: 1. Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie. 2. Whenever he promises, he always breaks it (his promise ). 3. If you trust him, he proves to be dishonest. (If you keep something as a trust with him, he will not return it.)"

آيَةُ الْمُنَافِقِ ثَلاَثٌ إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ، وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ، وَإِذَا اؤْتُمِنَ خَانَ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 13 other versions

Is this name permissible?

No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Waad in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.

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Writing Waad in each language

French
Waad, Waâd, Waed
English
Waad, Waed
Spanish
Waad
Turkish
Vaad, Vaat, Waad
Arabic
وَعْد

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