Wahhab

Al-Wahhab

Wahhab (Wahhāb وهاب) is one of the names of God in Islam, meaning "The Bestower". It is also used as a personal name, as a short form of Abdul Wahab, "Servant of the Bestower".

In the Qur'an

• Appears three times in the Qur'an:

Surah and ayah	Original text	Translation "Sahih International"
Ali Imran: 8	رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ	"Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower.
Sad: 9	أَمْ عِنْدَهُمْ خَزَائِنُ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّكَ الْعَزِيزِ الْوَهَّابِ	Or do they have the depositories of the mercy of your Lord, the Exalted in Might, the Bestower?
Sad: 35	قَالَ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَهَبْ لِي مُلْكًا لَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ مِنْ بَعْدِي ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ	He said, "My Lord, forgive me and grant me a kingdom such as will not belong to anyone after me. Indeed, You are the Bestower."

See also

• Abdul Wahab
• Wahb
• Names of God in Islam
• Qur'an