Wahhab
Wahhab is one of the names of God in Islam, meaning "The Bestower". It is also used as a personal name, as a short form of Abdul Wahab - the "Servant of the Bestower".
In the Qur'an
- Appears three times in the Qur'an:
Chapter and Verse | Original text | Translation "Sahih International" |
Al Imran: 8 | رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ | "Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower. |
Sad: 9 | أَمْ عِنْدَهُمْ خَزَائِنُ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّكَ الْعَزِيزِ الْوَهَّابِ | Or do they have the depositories of the mercy of your Lord, the Exalted in Might, the Bestower? |
Sad: 35 | قَالَ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَهَبْ لِي مُلْكًا لَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ مِنْ بَعْدِي ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ | He said, "My Lord, forgive me and grant me a kingdom such as will not belong to anyone after me. Indeed, You are the Bestower." |