The village is named after Yacoub ibn Ibrahim ibn Adham (d. 782), the son of the famous Sufi master nicknamed Sultan, and buried in nearby Jableh, Syria, as the inscription on the grave reads.
The village's designation stems from Yacoub ibn Ibrahim ibn Adham (d. 782), the son of the renowned Sufi master nicknamed Sultan, who is buried in nearby Jableh, Syria, as per an inscription on his grave.