Rawdah, name meaning in Islam

Rawdah (رَوْضَة) is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran. It means garden, meadow. Ar-Rawdah is the part of the Prophet's ﷺ mosque between his house and his pulpit, which he called a garden of Paradise (Sahih al-Bukhari).

Meaning and root

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

Is Rawdah in the Quran?

In 30:15 the believers "will be in a garden, delighted".

How to say and write Rawdah

Say it RAW-dah. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Rauda and Rawda. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: ر ra + و waw + ض ḍad + ة ta marbuta.

Choosing Rawdah

Names taken from words in the Quran are a popular choice. Before choosing one, read the verse it comes from, as above, so you know the context the word is used in. With the father's name it becomes Rawdah bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Names like Rawdah

• Riyad
• Jannah
• Firdaus

1. Quran 30:15, translation by Sahih International.
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.

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