Ayyub (name)

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Ayyub (Arabic: أيّوب, romanized: ʾAyyūb) 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.

PronunciationArabic: [ʔajˈjuːb]
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LanguageArabic
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Ayyub
PronunciationArabic: [ʔajˈjuːb]
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LanguageArabic
Origin
Word/nameArabic
Meaningto return to God
Other names
Variant formsAyub, Ayoub, Ayoob, Eyüp, Job
Related namesGeorge
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The spread of the name among Muslims is partly due to the fame of Saladin, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, who was the son of Najm al-Din Ayyub.

Variant spellings include: Ayoub, Ayoob, Eyüp (in Turkish).

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Ayub
Ayoub
Ayoob
Eyüp

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