Ashaath or Ash’ath (transliteration: Ashʿath, Arabic: أشعث) is an ancient Arabian name for boys that means “a person whose hair is dirty, disheveled or matted”.12
There are five Companions of the Prophet Muhammad named Ashaath:
- al-Ashaath al-Ansariالأشعث الأنصاري
- al-Ashaath al-Abdiالأشعث العبدي
- Ashaath bin Abd al-Hjr bin Awfأشعث بن عبد الحجر بن عوف
- al-Ashaath bin Qais bin Ma`diالأشعث بن قيس بن معدي
- Ashaath bin Minas al-Sukuniأشعث بن ميناس السكوني
Below is the name Ashaath written in Arabic naskh script:
Below is the name Ashaath written in Arabic kufi script: