Zayd (name)
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Zaid also transliterated as Zayd is an Arabic name
, meaning "abundance", "growth" or one who progresses and makes other people progress.
One of the most famous persons in Islam
under the name of Zayd is Zayd ibn Harithah
, who was the orphan boy fostered by the Muslim prophet Muhammad
, who treated him as his own son to the extent that he was called "Zayd ibn Muhammad", ("Zayd the son of Muhammad") instead of Zayd ibn Harithah
("Zayd the son of Harithah"). Zaid ibn Harithah is also the only Sahaba
mentioned by name in the Qur'an
. Another well-known Islamic figure with the name of Zayd is Zaid ibn Thabit. Zayd is a popular male given name among the Zaydi branch of Shia Islam.
Famous people named Zayd include:
Among people who have a nickname including Zayd are:
With "Abu Zayd" or "Abizaid" meaning "the father of Zayd".
People with the patronymic Zayd include:
Arabic name
Long ago, Arabic names were based on a long naming system; most Arabs did not simply have given/middle/family names, but a full chain of names. This system was in use throughout the Arab world. Today however, Arabic names are similar in structure to those of Modern and Western names...
, meaning "abundance", "growth" or one who progresses and makes other people progress.
One of the most famous persons in Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
under the name of Zayd is Zayd ibn Harithah
Zayd ibn Harithah
Zayd ibn Harithah or Zayd mawla Muhammad was a prominent figure in the early Islamic community and the only one of sahaba whose name is spelled directly in the Qur'an. As he was the adopted son of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, before Islam abolished adoption in exchange of Kafala. He was an...
, who was the orphan boy fostered by the Muslim prophet Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
, who treated him as his own son to the extent that he was called "Zayd ibn Muhammad", ("Zayd the son of Muhammad") instead of Zayd ibn Harithah
Zayd ibn Harithah
Zayd ibn Harithah or Zayd mawla Muhammad was a prominent figure in the early Islamic community and the only one of sahaba whose name is spelled directly in the Qur'an. As he was the adopted son of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, before Islam abolished adoption in exchange of Kafala. He was an...
("Zayd the son of Harithah"). Zaid ibn Harithah is also the only Sahaba
Sahaba
In Islam, the ' were the companions, disciples, scribes and family of the Islamic prophet...
mentioned by name in the Qur'an
Qur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
. Another well-known Islamic figure with the name of Zayd is Zaid ibn Thabit. Zayd is a popular male given name among the Zaydi branch of Shia Islam.
Famous people named Zayd include:
- Zayd ibn UmarZayd ibn UmarZayd ibn Umar son of the second Caliph of Islam.-Biography:His mother was Umm Kulthum bint Ali. He was killed when was trying to bring peace to his clan Banu `Adi, at the same time his mother Umm Kulthum died-References:...
- Zayd bin AliZayd ibn AliZayd ibn ‘Alī was the grandson of Husayn ibn Alī, the grandson of Muhammad. Zayd was born in Medina in 695. His father was the Shī‘ah Imam ‘Alī ibn Husayn "Zayn al-Abidīn"...
- Zayd ibn Al-KhattabZayd ibn al-KhattabZayd ibn al-Khattab was a sahaba of Muhammad and the brother of the second Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab, also known as Omar the Great.In the battle against Musaylimah, Zayd ibn al-Khattab called out to the forces:...
- Zayd ibn HarithahZayd ibn HarithahZayd ibn Harithah or Zayd mawla Muhammad was a prominent figure in the early Islamic community and the only one of sahaba whose name is spelled directly in the Qur'an. As he was the adopted son of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, before Islam abolished adoption in exchange of Kafala. He was an...
- Zayd ibn ArqamZayd ibn ArqamThis is a Sahaba of MuhammadWhen Zaid was older, he retold the hadith of the two weighty things, during the Banu Umayyad rule. One version is quoted in Sahih Muslim where he, after being asked several times, tells about the event and unwillingly concludes that Muhammad's wives are not part of the...
- Zayd Shakir
- Zayed KhanZayed Khan-Early life:Khan's parents are former Bollywood actor Sanjay Khan and interior designer Zarine Khan. Khan is the youngest of four children. His older sisters are Simone Khan , Sussanne Roshan , and Farah Khan Ali...
- Zayd ibn ThabitZayd ibn ThabitZayd ibn Thabit was the personal scribe of Muhammad and an Ansar.-Early life: 610 – 612:When Zayd was 6 years old his father died in the Battle of Bu'ath. Zayd was 13 years old when he asked permission to participate in the Battle of Badr. Since he was younger than 15 years old, Muhammad...
- Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein
Among people who have a nickname including Zayd are:
- Abu Zayd Al-HilaliAbu Zayd al-HilaliAbu Zayd Ibn Rizq Al-Hilali was a 11th century Arab leader and hero of the 'Amirid tribe of Banu Hilal.On the orders of the Ismaili Fatimid caliph, Abu Zayd moved his tribe to Tunisia via Egypt to punish the Zirids for adopting Sunniism. The Banu Hilali weakened largely the Zirid state and sacked...
- Nasr Abu ZaydNasr Abu ZaydNasr Hamid Abu Zayd was an Egyptian Qur'anic thinker and one of the leading liberal theologians in Islam. He is famous for his project of a humanistic Qur'anic hermeneutics.- Biography :...
- John AbizaidJohn AbizaidJohn Philip Abizaid, AO is a retired General in the United States Army and former Commander of the United States Central Command , overseeing American military operations in a 27-country region, from the Horn of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, to South and Central Asia, covering much of the Middle...
- Amanda AbizaidAmanda AbizaidAmanda Jo Abizaid is an American Lebanese singer-songwriter, best known for her vocals on the theme song of the US TV series The 4400, Lifetimes Odd Girl Out and composed and sang the theme song in the movies 3 Below and 13th Alley...
With "Abu Zayd" or "Abizaid" meaning "the father of Zayd".
People with the patronymic Zayd include:
- Sa'id ibn ZaydSa'id ibn ZaydSa'eed bin Zayd, , was one of the Ṣaḥābah , the companions of Muhammad. He is also nicknamed "Abu-al-Aawar". He was born in 593-4 AD and was an early convert to Islam "Said was not yet twenty when he embraced Islâm." that was before 613...
- Usama ibn ZaydUsama ibn ZaydUsama bin Zayd was the son of Zayd ibn Harithah , the Islamic prophet, Muhammad's freed slave, adopted son and one of the first Muslims. Umm Ayman was his mother.-Early life:...
- Frank ZaidFrank ZaidFrank Zaid is a senior partner in the Toronto, Ontario office of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. -Activities within the firm:He has been a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He practices business law with an emphasis on franchising, licensing, intellectual property, marketing and distribution...