A2noun
الْوَدُودُ
al-Wadūd
The Most Loving (divine name)
Example
وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الْوَدُودُ
wa-huwa al-Ghafūru al-Wadūd
And He is the Forgiving, the Most Loving (85:14)
Grammar
Intensive adjective (faʿūl) pattern. From the root و-د-د meaning love/affection. Related: مَوَدَّةٌ (love, affection).
Culture
One of the 99 Beautiful Names of God. Indicates God's active, overflowing love for His creation.