Muslim Name · Female · Arabic origin
Khawla Name Meaning in Islam
The deer, companion Khawla bint Thalaba.
- Meaning
- The deer, companion Khawla bint Thalaba
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- خ-و-ل
- Urdu
- خولہ
- Pronunciation
- KHAW-la
- Lucky number
- 2
Is Khawla an Islamic name? Yes. Khawla is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: The deer, companion Khawla bint Thalaba. It was carried by Khawla bint al-Azwar. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
خ-و-ل. From kh-w-l (to take care of, to bestow). Khawla, historically 'gazelle' in old Bedouin usage. Khawla bint al-Azwar was the famed Muslim warrior of the Ridda wars.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Khawla weaves earth and water, the elements of steadiness and mercy, patience and feeling. The person is asked to be both root and river, a slow, sheltering presence. Running through the reading is Al-Khabir, the Aware, meaning the bearer is trusted with an aware, quietly informed presence, joined by Al-Tawwab, the Relenting, carried as the readiness to return and be returned to. A person named Khawla holds their people through seasons.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
The young deer, the graceful one, from root kh-w-l (khala, to turn, to be graceful like a deer). Khawla bint Thalaba (RA), whose dispute with her husband gave rise to the opening verses of Surah Al-Mujadila (58:1-4): 'Allah has heard the words of the woman who argues with you about her husband and complains to Allah, and Allah hears your conversation, indeed Allah is Hearing, Seeing.' A woman argued with the Prophet, and Allah affirmed her argument in the Quran. Top Pakistani and Arab girls name.
Section 5 · Bearers
Who Has Carried This Name
- Khawla bint al-Azwar . Muslim warrior-woman of the early conquests, fought at Yarmouk; one of the celebrated figures of early Islamic martial history
How to Pronounce Khawla
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Names sharing the خ Kha influence
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Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Khawla
What does the name Khawla mean?
The letters of Khawla, beginning with Kha, each carry a separate quality. What does Ilm ul Huroof read here? → What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Khawla? →
Is Khawla mentioned in the Quran?
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What does Khawla mean in Urdu?
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Is Khawla a good Islamic name?
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Is Khawla a girl or boy name?
What is the spiritual meaning of Khawla in Ilm ul Huroof?
In Ilm ul Huroof, the science of letters that Ibn Arabi worked within, every letter of Khawla is a principle, not a phoneme. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →
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