Boy's name · Companion (sahabi)
Zayd: meaning and origin
زيد- Meaning
- Growth, increase
- Arabic
- زيد
- Say it
- ZAYD
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Companion (sahabi)
- Also spelled
- Zaid, Zayed
- Source
- Quran 33:37; Ibn Hajar, al-Isabah
Who he was
Zayd ibn Harithah, the freed man the Prophet ﷺ loved, is the only companion named in the Quran (33:37). He was one of the first to accept Islam and led the army at Mu'tah.
وَإِذْ تَقُولُ لِلَّذِىٓ أَنْعَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ زَوْجَكَ وَٱتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ وَتُخْفِى فِى نَفْسِكَ مَا ٱللَّهُ مُبْدِيهِ وَتَخْشَى ٱلنَّاسَ وَٱللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَن تَخْشَىٰهُ ۖ فَلَمَّا قَضَىٰ زَيْدٌۭ مِّنْهَا وَطَرًۭا زَوَّجْنَٰكَهَا لِكَىْ لَا يَكُونَ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ حَرَجٌۭ فِىٓ أَزْوَٰجِ أَدْعِيَآئِهِمْ إِذَا قَضَوْا۟ مِنْهُنَّ وَطَرًۭا ۚ وَكَانَ أَمْرُ ٱللَّهِ مَفْعُولًۭا
Surah Al-Ahzaab, 33:37 · Read it with translation and audio
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Frequently asked questions
What does the name Zayd mean?
Growth, increase.
How do you pronounce Zayd?
Say it as ZAYD; capitals mark the stressed syllable. In Arabic it is written زيد.
Is Zayd in the Quran?
The word appears in the Quran in Surah Al-Ahzaab (33:37).
Is Zayd a boy's or girl's name?
Zayd is a boy's name.
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