Muadh, name meaning in Islam

Muadh (مُعَاذ) is an Arabic name for boys. It means protected. It comes from the root of seeking refuge, as in audhu billah.

Meaning and root

In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Muadh comes from the root ع و ذ, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.

Is Muadh in the Quran?

No. Muadh is not a word in the Quran. A name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good. The Prophet ﷺ changed names with bad meanings and kept names with good ones.¹

How to say and write Muadh

Say it mu-AADH. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Muaz, Maaz and Moaz. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: م mim + ع ʿayn + ا alif + ذ dhal.

Choosing Muadh

Many parents choose Muadh to name their child after someone from the early generations of Islam, hoping the child will grow up with the same qualities. With the father's name it becomes Muadh bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Famous people named Muadh

• Muadh ibn Jabal, the companion the Prophet ﷺ sent to Yemen to teach

Names like Muadh

• Saad
• Anas
• Ammar

1. Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
2. Sahih Muslim 2315.
3. Sahih Muslim 2132.
4. Meanings follow classical Arabic usage and the standard name dictionaries; our teachers will check each one.

Our teachers will check the Arabic spelling and meaning on this page before launch.