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Boy Name

Ayyub

“to return to God

Arabic: أَيُّوْب
Boy

Name Details

Name Ayyub
Arabic أَيُّوْب
Gender Boy
Meaning “to return to God
Details Ayyub is a direct Quranic name for boys that means “to return to God”, “to repent”. It is the name of one of the prophets mentioned in the Quran, whose name is mentioned four times. Ayyub is known as Job in the Bible. Ayyub is also the name of a number of the sahabah (companions of the Prophet, peace, and blessings of Allah upon him), such as Ayyub bin Abi Tamimah and Ayyub bin Bashir al-Ansari.

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