Ayub (

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

: ايّوب ''Ayūb'', commonly written ايوب) is the

name of the

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prophet

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. Here it refers to the Islamic prophet which is mentioned in the

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, see Job in Islam. The spread of the name among Muslims is partly due to the fame of

Saladin Yusuf ibn Ayyub ibn Shadi () ( – 4 March 1193), commonly known by the epithet Saladin,, ; ku, سه‌لاحه‌دین, ; was the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. Hailing from an ethnic Kurdish family, he was the first of both Egypt and ...

, founder of the

Ayyubid dynasty The Ayyubid dynasty ( ar, الأيوبيون '; ) was the founding dynasty of the medieval Sultan of Egypt, Sultanate of Egypt established by Saladin in 1171, following his abolition of the Fatimid Caliphate, Fatimid Caliphate of Egypt. A Sunni ...

, whose name in Arabic is ''Salạ̄hu d-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayūb''.

Other people with this given name

Abu Ayyub al-Ansari Abu Ayyub al-Ansari ( ar, أبو أيوب الأنصاري, Abū Ayyūb al-Anṣārī, tr, Ebu Eyyûb el-Ensarî, died c. 674) — born Khalid ibn Zayd ibn Kulayb ibn Tha'laba ( ar, خالد ابن زيد ابن كُليب ابن ثعلبه, Kh ...

, a companion (''sahaba'') of Muhammad *

Ayub Ali Master Ayub Ali Master ( bn, আইয়ুব আলী মাস্টার; died 1980), was an early British Bangladeshi social reformer, politician and entrepreneur. He is notable for pioneering social welfare work for many early British Asians. H ...

, early British-Bangladeshi social reformer, politician and entrepreneur * Ayub Shah Durrani, Afghan ruler *

Ayub Khan Ayub Khan is a compound masculine name; Ayub is the Arabic version of the name of the Biblical figure Job, while Khan or Khaan is taken from the title used first by the Mongol rulers and then, in particular, their Islamic and Persian-influenced s ...

(1907-1974), second President of Pakistan * Ayub Afridi, Pakistani drug lord turned politician * Ayub Ommaya (1930-2008), a Pakistani neurosurgeon *

Ayub Shah Bukhari Ayub Shah Bukhari was a Sufi master in Gulshan-e-Maymar neighbourhood of Gadap Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The Sufi shrine of Ayub Shah Bukhari is also located in Gulshan-e-Maymar. On January 6, 2014, six corpses were recovered near the shr ...

, Pakistani Sufi *

Ayub Thakur Muhammad Ayyub Thakur (1948 – 10 March 2004) was a political activist and founder of London-based World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM). He also founded a charity organization called 'Mercy Universal'. In 2011, according to a report by The Te ...

(1948-2004), Kashmiri freedom activist *

Master Ayub Mohammad Ayub Khan ( ur, ), better known as Master Ayub, is a Pakistani educator, philanthropist and civil servant who is known for spending his after-job hours and weekends teaching students in an open-air school in F-6 sector, Islamabad. Mas ...

, a Pakistani teacher who runs an open air, free of cost, school in Islamabad since 1986 *

Ayub Khan Din Ayub Khan Din (born 1961) is a British writer and actor. He wrote the BAFTA, BIFA and London Film Critics Circle award-winning film '' East Is East'' (1999), adapted from his 1996 Olivier-nominated play of the same name. His 2008 comedy play '' ...

(born 1961), British-Pakistani actor and writer * Ayub Bachchu (1962-2018), Bangladeshi rock musician *

Ayub Khan (actor) Ayub Khan (born 23 February 1969) is an Indian film and television actor. He is the nephew of actor Dilip Kumar. Personal life Khan was born into the Hindko speaking Awan (tribe), Awan tribe to former 1950s actress Begum Para and actor Nasir ...

(born 1969), Indian actor *

Ayub Daud Ayub Daud ( so, Ayuub Daaud, ar, أيوب داود; born 24 February 1990) is a Somali professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for the Somalia national team. Club career The son of Daud Hussein, a former member ...

(born 1990), Somali footballer *

Ayub Masika Ayub Timbe Masika (; born 10 September 1992 in Nairobi) is a Kenyan professional footballer who currently plays as a winger or a forward for Kenya national team. Club career Early career Masika was born on 10 September 1992 in Pumwani, an e ...

(born 1992), Kenyan footballer

Places

Ayub National Park Ayub National Park, commonly known as Ayub Park or, historically, Topi Rakh Park (''Rakh'' lit. ''reserve'' in Potwari), is a national park located on the Grand Trunk Road, not far away from the old presidency in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. ...

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{{given name, Ayub, nocat Arabic masculine given names

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