Mougtaba

A Quranic Name for Boys

Meaning: Chosen, Selected, Preferred

Mougtaba is variant of Mujtaba and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Mougtaba or Mujtaba, both are correct and acceptable. If you like this variant more and you'd like to pronounce it the way it is spelled (different than the original name), this is perfectly acceptable. For more details please see the main entry at: Mujtaba.

Full Meaning of Mougtaba

Mougtaba is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means “chosen”, “selected among many”. It is one of the names of Prophet Muhammad used in Islamic literature. It is derived from the J-B-Y root which is used in a number of places in the Quran.

Those were the ones upon whom Allah bestowed favor from among the prophets of the descendants of Adam and of those We carried [in the ship] with Noah, and of the descendants of Abraham and Israel, and of those whom We guided and chose. When the verses of the Most Merciful were recited to them, they fell in prostration and weeping. (Quran 19:58)