Boy's name · Abd- name (servant of Allah)
Abdut-Tawwab: meaning and origin
عبد التواب- Meaning
- Servant of the one who accepts repentance
- Arabic
- عبد التواب
- Say it
- ab-dut-taw-WAAB
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Abd- name (servant of Allah)
- Also spelled
- Abdul Tawab
- Source
- Quran 2:37
About this name of Allah
At-Tawwab, who turns again and again to those who repent (Quran 2:37).
فَتَلَقَّىٰٓ ءَادَمُ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ كَلِمَٰتٍۢ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Surah Al-Baqara, 2:37 · Read it with translation and audio
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdut-Tawwab to Tawwab.
Read more about this name in the 99 Names of Allah.
‘Abd- names follow the hadith: “The most beloved of your names to Allah are ‘Abdullah and ‘Abd ar-Rahman” (Sahih Muslim 2132).
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Frequently asked questions
What does the name Abdut-Tawwab mean?
Servant of the one who accepts repentance.
How do you pronounce Abdut-Tawwab?
Say it as ab-dut-taw-WAAB; capitals mark the stressed syllable. In Arabic it is written عبد التواب.
Is Abdut-Tawwab in the Quran?
The name of Allah in it appears in the Quran, for example in Surah Al-Baqara (2:37). The full name Abdut-Tawwab means servant of the one who accepts repentance.
Can Abdut-Tawwab be shortened?
Use the full name. Scholars advise against calling someone by Allah's name alone, for example shortening Abdut-Tawwab to Tawwab.
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