| Pronunciation | Arabic: [ˈʔajjuːb] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic |
| Meaning | to return to God |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Eyüp, Job, Ayoub |
| Related names | George |
Ayub (Arabic: ايّوب Ayūb, commonly written ايوب) 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.
The spread of the name among Muslims is partly due to the fame of Saladin, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, whose name in Arabic is Salạ̄hu d-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayūb.
Other people with this given name
- Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (died 674), a companion (sahaba) of Muhammad
- Ayub Ali (1919-1995), Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and educationist
- Ayub Ali Master (1880-1980), British-Bangladeshi social reformer, politician and entrepreneur
- Ayub Shah Durrani (died 1837), Afghan ruler
- Ayub Khan (1907-1974), second President of Pakistan
- Ayub Afridi (died 2009), Pakistani drug lord turned politician
- Ayub Ommaya (1930-2008), a Pakistani neurosurgeon
- Ayub Shah Bukhari, Pakistani Sufi
- Ayub Thakur (1948-2004), Kashmiri freedom activist
- Master Ayub, a Pakistani teacher who runs an open air, free of cost, school in Islamabad since 1986
- Ayub Khan Din (born 1961), British-Pakistani actor and writer
- Ayub Bachchu (1962-2018), Bangladeshi rock musician
- Ayub Khan (actor) (born 1969), Indian actor
- Ayub Daud (born 1990), Somali footballer
- Ayub Masika (born 1992), Kenyan footballer
Places
See also
- Eyüp (name), Turkish variant
Notes
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