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Thawab

/thah-WAAB/

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Meaning

Reward

Linguistic Origin

Arabic

Islamic Classification

Quranic

Regional Usage

Worldwide Muslim usage

Global Spellings

Arabic ثواب
Urdu تھواب
Persian ثواب
Turkish Sevap
Bengali থাওয়াব
Pashto تواب
For parents seeking a noble identity for their baby boy, Thawab offers deep spiritual resonance. The name holds the profound meaning of 'Reward', reflecting qualities that parents often wish to bestow upon their child.

While popular in Quranic regions, Thawab has a modern appeal that transcends borders. It is an excellent choice for a modern Muslim family honoring tradition.

Thawab comes from the Arabic root th-w-b, meaning "reward." The Quran (3:145) contrasts the reward of this world (thawab ad-dunya) with the reward of the Hereafter.

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Etymology

From the Arabic root ث-و-ب (th-w-b, 'to return, recompense'). Thawab means 'reward.'

Islamic Significance

Thawab (divine reward) is a central concept in Islamic ethics, describing recompense for good deeds.

Quranic Connection

Thawab, reward, appears in Surah 3 on those who stood firm at Uhud: God gave them the reward of this world and the good reward of the hereafter (3:148).

Cultural / Regional Usage

Used across the Muslim world.