Rabia or Rabiah is the transliteration of two

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names written differently in Arabic text however they may be written similarly in the Latin script: * An

, usually male name (' ) meaning "Spring" * An

, female name (' ) meaning "Spring" or "Fourth Female"

People

Male name Rabīʿah ()

* Rabiah ibn Kab, a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad * Ayyash ibn Abi Rabiah (died 636), companion of Muhammad *

Utbah ibn Rabi'ah ʿUtbah ibn Rabīʿah () (), also known as Abū al-Walīd () was one of the prominent pagan leaders of the Quraysh during the era of Muhammad. He is the father of Abu Hudhayfa ibn 'Utba, Walid ibn Utbah, Hind bint Utbah and father-in-law of Ab ...

(died 624), pre-Islamic Arab tribal leader * Rabiah ibn Mudhar, 6th-century Jewish king in present-day Yemen *

Abd ar-Rahman ibn Rabiah ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān ibn Rabīʿah () was the Arab general of the early Caliphate. He may have been the brother of Salman ibn Rabiah, the military governor of Armenia under Caliph Umar I. He was charged with the task of conquering the Khazars ...

, 7th-century caliphate general *

Salman ibn Rabiah Salman ibn Rabiah 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 ...

(died 650), military governor of Armenia *

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

(born 1959), Kuwaiti national formerly imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay * Robert Rabiah (born 1986), Australian film actor and writer *

Tawfiq Al Rabiah Tawfig F. AlRabiah (Arabic: توفيق بن فوزان الربيعة) (born 26 October 1965) is the current Minister of Hajj and Umrah Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minist ...

, Saudi minister * Abu Hamza Rabia (died 2005), Egyptian member of al-Qaeda *

Hamad Abu Rabia Sheikh Hamad Abu Rabia ( ar, حماد أبو ربيعة, he, חמאד אבו-רביעה; 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, wh ...

(1929–1981), Israeli-Arab politician * Hassan Rabia (born 1984), Omani footballer * Mohammed Rabia Al-Noobi (born 1981), Omani footballer * Ramy Rabia (born 1993), Egyptian footballer *

Sarab Abu-Rabia-Queder Sarab Abu-Rabia-Queder (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 receive a doctorate, and to be promoted to Associa ...

(born 1976), Israeli-Arab sociologist, anthropologist, and feminist activist * Rabia Makhloufi (born 1986), Algerian steeplechase runner

Female name Rābiʿah ()

Rabia of Basra Rābiʿa al-ʿAdawiyya al-Qaysiyya ( ar, رابعة العدوية القيسية) (714/717/718 — 801 CE) was an Arab Muslim saint and Sufi mystic and carried her life out as an influential religious figure. She is known in some parts of t ...

(710s–801), 8th-century 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 into ...

, semi-legendary figure of Persian literature * Rabia Bala Hatun, consort of Ottoman Sultan

Osman I Osman I or Osman Ghazi ( ota, عثمان غازى, translit= ʿOsmān Ġāzī; tr, I. Osman or ''Osman Gazi''; died 1323/4), sometimes transliterated archaically as Othman, was the founder of the Ottoman Empire (first known as the Ottoman Bey ...

* Emetullah Rabia Gülnuş Sultan (1642–1715), Haseki of Ottoman Sultan

Mehmed IV Mehmed IV ( ota, محمد رابع, Meḥmed-i rābi; tr, IV. Mehmed; 2 January 1642 – 6 January 1693) also known as Mehmed the Hunter ( tr, Avcı Mehmed) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1648 to 1687. He came to the throne at the ...

, mother and

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Mustafa II Mustafa II (; ota, مصطفى ثانى ''Muṣṭafā-yi sānī''; 6 February 1664 – 29 December 1703) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1695 to 1703. Early life He was born at Edirne Palace on 6 February 1664. He was the son of Sult ...

and Ahmed III. * Rabia Sultan (died 1712), Haseki of Ottoman Sultan

Ahmed II Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the v ...

* Rabia Şermi Kadin (died 1732), consort of Sultan Ahmed III and mother of Sultan Abdülhamid I. * Cheikha Rabia, Algerian singer * Rabia Ashiq (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 (born 1998), Turkish female para-athlete * Rabia Kayahan (born 2000), Turkish female armwrestler *

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

(born 1976), Turkish journalist *

Rabia Qari Rabia Qari ( ur, ) (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 ...

, Pakistani barrister * Rabiah Hutchinson (born 1953), Australian militant Islamist leader

Places

Al-Rabiaa Al-Rabiaa ( ar, الربيعة, 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, ...

, a village in northwestern Syria *

Diyar Rabi'a Diyar Rabi'a ( ar, دِيَارُ رَبِيعَةَ, Diyār Rabīʿa, abode of 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 Diya ...

, 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 M ...

, a small border crossing town between Iraq and Syria *

Rabia, Syria Al-Rabiea ( ar, الربيعة, Al-Rābeīā), also spelled Rabia ( ar, ربيعة, Rābīāh) or is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. Nearby localities include Kesab to the ...

, a town in the Latakia Governorate, northwestern Syria

Other uses

Rabīʿa Rabīʿa ibn Nizar ( ar, ربيعة بن نزار) 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 foll ...

, an Arab tribe * Rabia School, Luton, Bedfordshire, England. *

Rabaa Al-Adawiya Mosque The Rabaa Al-Adawiya Mosque ( ar, مسجد رابعة العدوية, ), also transliterated Rabi'a Al-Adawiya, Rabaa El-Adawia or Rabaa El-Adaweya, is a mosque located on the northern edge of Nasr City district in eastern Cairo. It was named af ...

, a mosque in Cairo, Egypt *

Rabia sign The Rabaa or Rabbi'ah sign ( ar, شارة رابعة, 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 ...

, a hand gesture

People

Male name Rabīʿah ()

Female name Rābiʿah ()

Places

Other uses

See also