Muslim Name · Male · Arabic origin
Obada Name Meaning in Islam
Worship, the worshipper.
- Meaning
- Worship, the worshipper. Arab boys name
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Boy
- Urdu
- عبادہ
- Pronunciation
- o-BA-da
- Lucky number
- 1
Is Obada an Islamic name? Yes. Obada is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Worship, the worshipper. Arab boys name. It was carried by Ubada ibn al-Samit. 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
ع-ب-د, from ʿ-b-d, to worship. ʿUbāda is intensive form: the much-worshipping. ʿUbāda ibn al-Ṣāmit was a Companion of the Prophet ﷺ, one of the twelve who took the first ʿAqaba pledge.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Ain of perception opens, Ba of foundation, Alif of origin, Dal of return, Ta of completion. Worship perceived and rooted at the source.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Obada 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-Alim, the All-Knowing, meaning the bearer is trusted with a knowing that predates study, joined by Al-Tawwab, the Relenting, carried as the readiness to return and be returned to. A person named Obada holds their people through seasons.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
Worship, the one devoted to worship, from root ain-b-d (ibada, worship). Ubada ibn al-Samit, the companion who narrated the pledge of Aqaba. 'And I did not create jinn and mankind except that they worship Me (li-ya'budun)' (51:56), worship (ibada) is the entire purpose of creation. Obada is the Syrian/Levantine spelling; Ubada the Gulf/Pakistani form.
Section 5 · Bearers
Who Has Carried This Name
- Ubada ibn al-Samit . Companion of the Prophet ﷺ, one of the twelve who took the First Pledge of al-Aqaba
How to Pronounce Obada
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Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Obada
What does the name Obada mean?
The letters that build Obada each speak on their own terms. What does Ilm ul Huroof say about Obada? → What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Obada? →
Is Obada mentioned in the Quran?
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What does Obada mean in Urdu?
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Is Obada a good Islamic name?
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What is the spiritual meaning of Obada in Ilm ul Huroof?
This is Ilm ul Huroof, the classical Islamic science of letters in the line of Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi. Every Arabic letter under Obada is an ontological principle, not just a sound. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →
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