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Abdul Jabar (Qala-i-Jangi Captive)
Abdul Jabar (born 1975) was a captive who survived the Battle of Qala-i-Jangi, Qala-i-Jangi prison riot. An article published in the ''New York Times'' described Abdul Jabar as a 26-year-old citizen of Uzbekistan, from Tashkent. Abdul Jabar told the ''New York Times'' that he had been in Afghanistan's north for approximately a year prior to al Qaeda's attacks on America on September 11, 2001. He said he had been working in Kabul working with the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan—part of a group of 150 Uzbeks. Jabar added that the uprising was a reaction to the Afghan Northern Alliance not honoring assurances it had made that foreigners who surrendered their weapons without resistance would be set free. He said the leader of his group, Juma Namangani, had led the uprising: ''The Guardian'' reported that Namangani had been killed in combat prior to the group's surrender. Jabar estimated that there had been approximately 400 prisoners prior to the uprising. Only 85 captives su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Jabar
ʿAbd al-Jabbār (ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الجبار) is a Muslim male given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words ''Abd (Arabic), ʻabd'' and ''al-Jabbār'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the List of Arabic theophoric names, Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the All-compeller". It may refer to: People People of faith *Abd al-Jabbar ibn Ahmad (935–1025), Iraqi Qadi and religious author *Abdel-Sattar Abdel-Jabbar, Iraqi cleric *Abduljabbar Nasuru Kabara, Nigerian Islamic cleric *Nasuru Kabara (1924 - 1996) Nigerian Islamic cleric and formal Qadiriyya leader of West Africa. Activists *Abdul Jabbar (activist) (1919–1952), Bengali-language demonstrator *Abdulwahid AlAbduljabbar (1935–1970), Saudi political prisoner Politicians *Abdul Jalilul Jabbar, 17th-century sultan of Brunei *Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan (1882–1958), Pakistani politician *Abdul Jabbar Khan (20th-century politician) (1902–1984) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |