عَبْد الْجَبَّار
Boy Arabic origin ʿAbd al-Jabbār
Name of Allah“Servant of the Compeller, the One who mends”
The Prophet ﷺ said: “The most beloved of your names to Allah are ʿAbd Allah and ʿAbd al-Rahman” (Muslim 2132), and scholars add to them all names formed on a name of Allah. The name al-Jabbar occurs 1 times in the Quran; its page in the 99 Names section gives its meaning and verses. Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaʾ lists “al-Jabbar” alone among the names proper to Allah that are not given to a man (fatwa 13118).
ʿAbd al-Jabbar joins ʿabd with al-Jabbar, from the root j-b-r, which expresses both a force that prevails and the act of mending what is broken (jabara, “to set a bone”): the One whose will is done and who consoles broken hearts. Applied to a man, jabbar means a tyrant: that is why the name is always ʿAbd al-Jabbar, never “Jabbar” alone.
This name is built on a name of Allah found in the Quran; its verses are on the page of that name.
هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْقُدُّوسُ ٱلسَّلَٰمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْجَبَّارُ ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ٢٣
He is Allāh, other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Grantor of Security, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. Exalted is Allāh above whatever they associate with Him.
All the words of the root ج ب ر in the Quran (10 occurrences)
"Indeed, the dearest of your names to Allah is ‘Abdullah and ‘Abdur-Rahmān."
إِنَّ أَحَبَّ أَسْمَائِكُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ "
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Abdul Jabbar in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
