فَإِذَا ٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةً كَٱلدِّهَانِ ٣٧
And when the heaven is split open and becomes rose-colored like oil -
وَرْد
Ward: meaning of the name
Girl Arabic origin Ward
In the Quran“The rose”, and more broadly the flower
The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Ar-Rahman 55:37.
Ward in Islam
The word warda, “a rose”, occurs once in the Quran, in the description of the Last Day: “When the sky is split open and becomes rose-red (warda), like oil” (55:37). Commentators see in it the red colour of the rose, or that of a bay horse, whose coat changes its shade.
Meaning of the name Ward
Ward is the collective noun for roses (a single rose is warda); the ancients used it for the blossom of any tree before it came to mean the rose above all. The word, very old in Arabic, is thought to come from an Iranian language; it is also used as an adjective for a rosy or reddish colour, such as that of a bay horse. A girls’ name in the Middle East, it is often given in the Maghreb in the form Warda. It should not be confused with wird, the portion of Quran or invocations recited each day.
- In Arabic
- وَرْد ورد
- Transliteration
- Ward
- Root
- و ر د · 11 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Ward in the Quran?
Yes: the word Ward appears in the Quran once, in one surah.
All the words of the root و ر د in the Quran (11 occurrences)
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Ward 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 Ward in each language
- French
- Ward, Warda
- English
- Ward, Warda
- Spanish
- Ward, Warda
- Turkish
- Verda, Verd
- Arabic
- وَرْد