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رِحَاب

Rehab

رحاب
Say it: ri-HAAB · /rɪ.ˈħaːb/
Girl nameArabicQuranic root
Meaning

“Vastness, wide open spaces”

کشادگی، وسعت

In the Quran

لَقَدْ نَصَرَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِى مَوَاطِنَ كَثِيرَةٍۢ ۙ وَيَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ ۙ إِذْ أَعْجَبَتْكُمْ كَثْرَتُكُمْ فَلَمْ تُغْنِ عَنكُمْ شَيْـًۭٔا وَضَاقَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضُ بِمَا رَحُبَتْ ثُمَّ وَلَّيْتُم مُّدْبِرِينَ

خدا نے بہت سے موقعوں پر تم کو مدد دی ہے اور (جنگ) حنین کے دن۔ جب تم کو اپنی (جماعت کی) کثرت پر غرّہ تھا تو وہ تمہارے کچھ بھی کام نہ آئی۔ اور زمین باوجود (اتنی بڑی) فراخی کے تم پر تنگ ہوگئی پھر تم پیٹھ پھیر کر پھر گئے

Allah hath given you victory on many fields and on the day of Huneyn, when ye exulted in your multitude but it availed you naught, and the earth, vast as it is, was straitened for you; then ye turned back in flight;

Surah At-Tawba (سُورَةُ التَّوۡبَةِ) · 9:25Read on Quran Majeed →
Same root, different word – رَحُبَتْ (رِحَاب is not in the Quran; verb رَحُبَتْ in 9:25)

What scholars say side by side

Deobandi

دیوبندی
Darul Uloom Deoband
Permissible

Deoband: permissible / correct - asked as Rehaab; allowable, not non-Islamic; prophets' / Sahaba names better (meaning: vast).

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "What is the origin and meaning of the name Rehaab (رحاب)?" (Fatwa 691/583/H=6/1438); read via islamqa.org mirror
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What the references say

  • Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Namesplural of rahba (open space) Open →
  • Qabas Arabic lexiconroot ر ح ب; gender Girl; type اسم علم; Same word (vowels match)
  • Darul Uloom Deobandpermissible - vast Open →

Questions about Rehab

What does Rehab mean?

Rehab means “Vastness, wide open spaces”. In Urdu: کشادگی، وسعت.

Is Rehab a boy or girl name?

Rehab is a girl's name.

What is the origin of Rehab?

Rehab is of Arabic origin. Its Arabic root is ر ح ب.

Is Rehab in the Quran?

Quranic root. See Surah At-Tawba, ayah 9:25.

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