Rabia or Rabiah is the transliteration of two Arabic names written differently in Arabic text however they may be written similarly in the Latin script: * An Arabic, usually female name ) meaning "Spring" * An Arabic, female name (' ) or Rabeya meaning "spring" or "fourth female" Rabia or Rabiah may refer to:

People

Male name Rabīʿah ()

Rabiah ibn Kab Rabiah ibn Kab was a Sahaba, companion of Muhammad. Biography He was a poor man from the tribe of Banu Aslam and he converted to Islam at an early age, requesting of his own accord to be a servant of Muhammad so as to be in his company as much a ...

, a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad *

Rabiah ibn Mudhar Rabia ibn Nasr () also known as Rabia ibn Mudhar was a legendary Yemeni king who purportedly existed between 460 CE and 470 CE. He was one of the kings of Himyar, hence he received the title Tubba' (plural:Tababi'ah), but he was from a family of Sa ...

(6th-century), Jewish king in present-day Yemen *

Ayyash ibn Abi Rabiah } ʿAyyāsh ibn Abī Rabīʿa () was one of the Islamic prophet Muhammad's companions who converted to Islam before the migration to Medina. He was also a half brother of Abu Jahl as they shared the same mother, and his paternal cousin. Imprison ...

(died 636), companion of Muhammad *

Utbah ibn Rabi'ah Utba ibn Rabi'a () (), also known as Abu al-Walid () was one of the prominent pagan leaders of the Quraysh during the era of Muhammad. He was the father of Abu Hudhayfa, al-Walid, Hind and father-in-law of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb. Utba was kill ...

(died 624), pre-Islamic Arab tribal leader *

Salman ibn Rabiah Salman ibn Rabi'a al-Bahili () (died 650) was military governor of Armenia 633–644 CE, under Caliph Uthman ibn Affan. He may have been the brother of Abd ar-Rahman ibn Rabiah, who led the attempted conquest of the northern Caucasus Mountains an ...

(died 650), military governor of Armenia *

Abd ar-Rahman ibn Rabiah ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Rabīʿa al-Bāhilī () was a prominent Arab general of the Rashidun Caliphate, who led the Arab forces during the First Arab–Khazar War and the early Islamic conquests of the 7th century. He served under the Rashidun Cal ...

(died 652), Arab general of the Rashidun Caliphate *

Fouad Mahmoud al Rabiah Fouad Mahmoud al Rabiah (born June 24, 1959) is a Kuwaiti, who was held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba Robert Rabiah Robert Rabiah is an Australian film actor, screen writer, and producer. He is best known for his roles as Hakim in '' Face to Face'' (2011), for which he was nominated for a AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Film and Best Actor at the ...

(born 1986), Australian film actor and writer * Tawfiq Al Rabiah (born 1965), Saudi minister *

Abu Hamza Rabia Abu Hamza Rabia ( ; c. 1960 – November 30, 2005) was an Egyptian member of al-Qaeda, described in news accounts as a high-ranking leader within the organization's hierarchy. His death in a surprise CIA drone attack was widely reported by media o ...

(died 2005), Egyptian member of al-Qaeda *

Hamad Abu Rabia Sheikh Hamad Abu Rabia (, ; born 1929, died 12 January 1981) was a Bedouin Israeli politician and a member of the Knesset. Biography Abu Rabia was born and grew up in the Negev, where he attended elementary school. He attended high school in Heb ...

(1929–1981), Israeli-Arab politician * Hassan Rabia (born 1984), Omani footballer * Mohammed Rabia Al-Noobi (born 1981), Omani footballer *

Ramy Rabia Ramy Hisham Abdel Aziz Mostafa Rabia (; born 20 May 1993) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for UAE Pro League club Al Ain and the Egypt national football team. He began his career with Al Ahly, making his profe ...

(born 1993), Egyptian footballer * Rabia Makhloufi (born 1986), Algerian steeplechase runner

Female name Rābiʿah ()

* Rabia Akyürek (born 1999), Turkish wheelchair basketball player *

Rabia of Basra Rābia al-Adawiyya al-Qaysiyya (; 801 CE) or Rabia Basri was a Saints in Islam, poet, one of the earliest Sufi mystics and an influential religious figure from Iraq. She is regarded as one of the three preeminent Qalandar (title), Qalanda ...

(710s–801), female Muslim Sufi saint *

Rabia Balkhi Rabia Balkhi (, ) also known as Rabia al-Quzdari (or Khuzdari), was a 10th-century writer who composed poetry in Persian and Arabic. She is the first known female poet to write in Persian. A non- mystic poet, her imagery was later transformed ...

(10th century), semi-legendary figure of Persian literature *

Rabia Bala Hatun Rabia Bala Hatun ( and 'youth'; died in January 1324) was the first legal wife of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Dynasty. She was the daughter of Sheikh Edebali and the mother of Alaeddin Ali Pasha of the Ottoman Empire. Names Edebal ...

(died 1324), haseki of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed IV, mother and Valide Sultan of Sultan Mustafa II and Ahmed III *

Rabia Sultan Rabia Sultan (; , "''spring''"; died 14 January 1712) was the Haseki Sultan of Sultan Ahmed II of the Ottoman Empire. She was the last woman to have the Haseki title. As imperial consort Her origin is unconfirmed, but the consorts of the Ottoman ...

(died 1712), haseki of Ottoman Sultan Ahmed II *

Rabia Şermi Kadın Rabia Şermi Kadın (; "''spring''" and "''tranquil''"; died; 1732;) was a consort of Sultan Ahmed III and the mother of Sultan Abdul Hamid I. Life Her birthplace and date are unknown. She fell victim to the Ottoman slave trade and was placed i ...

(died 1732), consort of Sultan Ahmed III and mother of Sultan Abdülhamid I *

Cheikha Rabia Cheikha Rabia is an Algerian singer. Early life She was born in Relizane (near Oran) in Algeria in 1944, a city near Oran. Rabia is the daughter of a barber (a veteran of World War I) and a seamstress from Kabylie. She began singing at 11 ...

(born 1944), Algerian singer *

Rabia Ashiq Rabia Ashiq (born 15 April 1992 in Lahore) is a Pakistani track and field athlete. Ashiq represents Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) in national competitions.

(born 1992), Pakistani athlete *

Rabia Butt Rabia Butt (born Rabia Rashid, 26 February 1990), is a Pakistani supermodel, and actress. She has been the face of many leading brands in Pakistan, including Khaadi, Élan, and Sapphire. She has won two Lux Style Awards and a BCW award for her ...

, Pakistani model and actress *

Rabia Cirit Rabia Cirit (born 16 April 1998) is a Turkish female para-athlete competing in the F41 disability class of shot put and discus throw events. Private life Rabia Cirit was born in Malatya, Turkey on 16 April 1998. Sport career Cirit began he ...

(born 1998), Turkish female para-athlete *

Rabia Kayahan Rabia Kayahan (born 2000) is a Turkish armwrestler competing in the 65 kg category. She is a world and European medalist. Private life Rabia Kayahan was born in Torul district of Gümüşhane Province, Turkey in 2000. She lost her mother ...

(born 2000), Turkish female armwrestler *

Rabia Kazan Rabia Kazan (born 25 June 1976) is a Turkish author and women's rights activist. She is the president of the Middle Eastern Women's Coalition (MEWC) and was formerly on the board of directors of the National Diversity Coalition for Trump (NDC ...

(born 1976), Turkish journalist *

Rabia Qari Miss Rabia Qari () (also known as Rabia Sultana Qari) was the first Muslim woman Barrister of the South Asia and Pakistan. She was also the first woman elected Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) president in the 1960s, and the only woman t ...

, Pakistani barrister *

Rabiah Hutchinson Rabiah Hutchinson (born Robyn Mary Hutchinson in August 1953) is an Australian Muslim sometimes described as the "matriarch" of radical Salafi jihadist Islam in Australia.

(born 1953), Australian militant Islamist leader *

Sarab Abu-Rabia-Queder Sarab Abu-Rabia-Queder (Arabic: سراب أبو ربيعة قادر; born September 5, 1976) is an Israeli-Arab sociologist, anthropologist, and feminist activist with a specialty in gender studies. She is the first Bedouin woman in Israel to r ...

(born 1976), Israeli Bedouin anthropologist and sociologist

Rabeya

Rabeya Alim Rabeya Alim is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a member of the Bangladesh Parliament The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The c ...

(born 1950), Bangladesh Awami League politician * Rabeya Chowdhury (fl. 1979–2006), Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician *

Rabeya Khan Rabeya Khan (; born 11 March 2005) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays as a right-arm leg spin, leg break Bowling (cricket), bowler. Career In November 2019, Khan earned her maiden call-up to the Bangladesh women's national cricket team, Bangl ...

, Bangladeshi cricketer * Rabeya Khatun (1935–2021), Bangladeshi novelist *

Rabeya Müller Rabeya Müller, also Rabeya Müller-Haque (1957 – 19 February 2024) was a German Islamic scholar, Muslim theologian, imam and religious educator. She was a pioneer of Islam in Germany as one of the first female imams. She was a liberal Islamic ...

(1957–2024), German Islamic scholar * Rabia Bhuiyan (fl. 1996–2001), Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician

Places

Al-Rabiaa Al-Rabiaa (, also spelled al-Rabie or Rabi'a) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, west of Hama. Nearby localities include Tayzin and Matnin to the east, Kafr al-Tun to the north, Umm al-Tuyur to t ...

, a village in northwestern Syria *

Diyar Rabi'a Diyar Rabi'a () is the medieval Arabic name of the easternmost and largest of the three provinces of the Jazira (Upper Mesopotamia), the other two being Diyar Bakr and Diyar Mudar. According to the medieval geographer al-Baladhuri, all three prov ...

, the medieval Arabic name of the easternmost province of the Jazira (Upper Mesopotamia) * Oum Rabia, a commune in Khénifra Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Morocco *

Rabia, Iraq Rabia (Arabic: ربيعة) is a town in the north-west of Iraq, near the border crossing to the town of Al-Yarubiyah in Syria. Both towns are inhabited by the Shammar Arab tribe. Rabia is located on the road between Al-Shaddadah in Syria and Mos ...

, a small border crossing town between Iraq and Syria *

Rabia, Syria Al-Rabiea (), also spelled Rabia () is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. Nearby localities include Kesab to the north, Mashqita and Ayn al-Bayda, Latakia, Ayn al-Bayda to the ...

, a town in the Latakia Governorate, northwestern Syria

Other uses

Rabīʿa Rabīʿa ibn Nizar () is the patriarch of one of two main branches of the "North Arabian" (Adnanite) tribes, the other branch being founded by Mudhar. Branches According to the classical Arab genealogists, the following are the important bran ...

, an Arab tribe *

Rabia School Rabia School was a private Islamic faith school located in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The school was owned and operated by a charitable trust (Rabia Education Trust). It was the first Islamic school to offer secondary education in Bedfordsh ...

, Luton, Bedfordshire, England. * Rabaa Al-Adawiya Mosque, a mosque in Cairo, Egypt *

Rabia sign The Rabaa or Rabbi'ah sign (, pronounced: ; ; ) - often stylized as R4BIA or less commonly as Rab3a, is a hand gesture and a sign that first appeared in late August 2013, thought to have originated from Turkey and used in social media and pr ...