Ayaz (Name)

Ayaz (transliteration: ʿAyyādh, Arabic: عياذ) is an Arabic name for boys that means “seeker of refuge”, “seeker of protection”, figuratively meaning “one who often seeks safety in God and asks for His protection”.¹² It is from the same root as the name Muʿādh/Muaz.

There is one Companion of the Prophet Muhammad named Ayaz:

• Ayaz bin Amr عياذ بن عمرو

Below is the name Ayaz written in Arabic naskh script:

Below is the name Ayaz written in Arabic kufi script:

1. Arabic-English Lexicon by Edward William Lane (d. 1876), عوذ.
2. Firuzabadi, al-Qāmūs al-Muḥīṭ (d. 1414 CE), العَوْذُ.