Boy's name · Abd- name (servant of Allah)
Abdul-Jabbar: meaning and origin
عبد الجبار- Meaning
- Servant of the Compeller
- Arabic
- عبد الجبار
- Say it
- ab-dul-jab-BAAR
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Abd- name (servant of Allah)
- Also spelled
- Abdul Jabar
- Source
- Quran 59:23
About this name of Allah
Al-Jabbar, the Compeller, who also mends what is broken (Quran 59:23). For people, the Quran uses jabbar as blame: "every stubborn tyrant" (11:59).
هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْقُدُّوسُ ٱلسَّلَٰمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْجَبَّارُ ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ ۚ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
Surah Al-Hashr, 59:23 · Read it with translation and audio
Use the full name. Jabbar on its own is a name of Allah alone, so the child should not be called Jabbar.
Read more about this name in the 99 Names of Allah.
‘Abd- names follow the hadith: “The most beloved of your names to Allah are ‘Abdullah and ‘Abd ar-Rahman” (Sahih Muslim 2132).
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Frequently asked questions
What does the name Abdul-Jabbar mean?
Servant of the Compeller.
How do you pronounce Abdul-Jabbar?
Say it as ab-dul-jab-BAAR; capitals mark the stressed syllable. In Arabic it is written عبد الجبار.
Is Abdul-Jabbar in the Quran?
The name of Allah in it appears in the Quran, for example in Surah Al-Hashr (59:23). The full name Abdul-Jabbar means servant of the Compeller.
Can Abdul-Jabbar be shortened?
Use the full name. Jabbar on its own is a name of Allah alone, so the child should not be called Jabbar.
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