Ayub (name)
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For a variant of the name, see Ayoub.
Ayub (Arabic: ايّوب Ayūb, commonly written ايوب) is the Arabic name of the Abrahamic prophet Job. Here it refers to the Islamic prophet which is mentioned in the Quran, see Job in Islam.
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Pronunciation | Arabic: [ˈʔajjuːb] |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Origin | |
Word/name | Arabic |
Meaning | to return to God |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Eyüp, Job, Ayoub |
Related names | George |
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The spread of the name among Muslims is partly due to the fame of Saladin, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, whose name in Arabic is Salạ̄hu d-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayūb.