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Yaqub, name meaning in Islam

Yaqub means Prophet Yaqub (Jacob). See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.

Boy name · Hebrew (in the Quran)

يَعْقُوب

Yaqub

Prophet Yaqub (Jacob)

Gender
Boy
Origin
Hebrew (in the Quran)
Arabic
يَعْقُوب
Say it
yaa-QOOB
Root
None, not Arabic
In the Quran
Yes, 2:132

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Meaning

Yaqub, explained

Yaqub (يَعْقُوب) is a name for boys of Hebrew origin, used in the Quran. It means Prophet Yaqub (Jacob). It is the Arabic form of Jacob.

Is Yaqub in the Quran?

Yaqub's last advice to his sons is in 2:132 to 2:133.

Quran 2:132

وَوَصَّىٰ بِهَآ إِبْرَٰهِۦمُ بَنِيهِ وَيَعْقُوبُ يَٰبَنِىَّ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱصْطَفَىٰ لَكُمُ ٱلدِّينَ فَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ

Wa wassaa bihaaa Ibraaheemu baneehi wa Ya'qoob, yaa baniyya innal laahas tafaa lakumud deena falaa tamootunna illaa wa antum muslimoon

And Abraham instructed his sons [to do the same] and [so did] Jacob, [saying], "O my sons, indeed Allah has chosen for you this religion, so do not die except while you are Muslims."

Quran 2:132. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.

How to say and write Yaqub

Say it yaa-QOOB. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Yakub, Yaqoob and Jacob. In Arabic it is written with 5 letters, from right to left: ي ya + ع ʿayn + ق qaf + و waw + ب ba.

Choosing Yaqub

Naming a child after a prophet is a sunnah. When his son was born, the Prophet ﷺ said: "A boy was born to me tonight, and I named him after my father, Ibrahim."2 Yaqub keeps that tradition alive. With the father's name it becomes Yaqub bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Famous people named Yaqub

  • Prophet Yaqub, also called Israil
  • Abu Yusuf Yaqub, the student of Abu Hanifah

Names like Yaqub

  1. Quran 2:132, 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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Questions

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What does Yaqub mean in Islam?

Yaqub (يَعْقُوب) means Prophet Yaqub (Jacob). It is a name for boys of Hebrew origin, used in the Quran.

Is Yaqub in the Quran?

Yaqub's last advice to his sons is in 2:132 to 2:133.

Is Yaqub a boy or girl name?

Yaqub is used as a boy's name.

How do you write Yaqub in Arabic?

Yaqub is written يَعْقُوب in Arabic, said yaa-QOOB.

Is it Yaqub or Yakub?

Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, يَعْقُوب. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.