ʻAbd al-Jabbār (

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of ar, عبد الجبار) is a Muslim male given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Jabbār'', one of the

names of God in the Qur'an Names of God in Islam ( ar, أَسْمَاءُ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ , "''Allah's Beautiful Names''") are names attributed to God in Islam by Muslims. While some names are only in the Quran, and others are only in the hadith, th ...

, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the All-compeller". It may refer to:

People

People of faith

Abd al-Jabbar ibn Ahmad ʿAbd al-Jabbar ibn Ahmad ibn ʿAbd al-Jabbar al-Hamadani al-Asadabadi, Abu ʿl-Hasan (935 – 1025) was a Mu'tazilite theologian, and a reported follower of the Shafi‘i school. Abd al-Jabbar means "servant of the powerful." He was born in Asada ...

(935–1025), Iraqi Qadi and religious author *

Abdel-Sattar Abdel-Jabbar The Association of Muslim Scholars in Iraq (Arabic: هيئة علماء المسلمين في العراق ''Hayat al-Ulama al-Muslimin Fi al-Iraq'') is a group of religious leaders in Iraq. It was formed on the April 14, 2003, four days after th ...

, 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 Abdulwahid Ahmad Hassan AlAbduljabbar ( ar, عبدالواحد احمد حسن العبدالجبار) was a Saudi political activist. Born in 1935 in Qatif, died June 15, 1970, of torture in the garden of the prison in Jeddah by Saudi authoritie ...

(1935–1970), Saudi political prisoner

Politicians

Abdul Jalilul Jabbar Abdul Jalilul Jabbar was the eleventh Sultan of Brunei. He ruled only for a year from 1659 to 1660. Later on, he was succeeded by his uncle Muhammad Ali. See also * List of Sultans of Brunei The sultan of Brunei is the monarchical head of ...

, 17th-century sultan of Brunei *

Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan Dr. Khan Sahib ( ps, ډاکټر خان صیب ) (born 1883, Utmanzai, Charsadda – 9 May 1958, Lahore), mistakenly named as Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan (), was a pioneer in the Indian Independence Movement and a Pakistani politician. He was the eld ...

(1882–1958), Pakistani politician *

Abdul Jabbar Khan Justice Abdul Jabbar Khan (30 June 1902 – 23 April 1984) was the 6th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan. He was preceded by Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry. Early life He was born on 1 January 1902 in Baher char, Barisal. He graduated fr ...

(1902–1984), Pakistani politician * M. A. Jabbar (1932–2020), Bangladeshi politician * Abdul Jabbar (Moulvibazar politician) (1945–1992), Bangladeshi politician * Abdul Jabbar Taqwa (born 1954), Afghan politician * Abdul Jabbar Naeemi (b. 1967), Afghan politician * Abdul Jabar Sabet, Afghan politician * Al-Haj Mamur Abdul Jabar Shulgari, Afghan politician

Scientists

*Abdul Jabbar Hassoon Jerri, known as

Abdul Jerri Abdul Jabbar Hassoon Jerri ( ar, عبد الجبار حسون جري) is an Iraqi American mathematician, most recognized for his contributions to ''Shannon Sampling Theory, It's Generalizations, Error Analysis, and Historical Reviews'', and in pa ...

(born 1932), Iraqi American physicist and mathematician

Sportspeople

* Abdul Jabbar (Bengal cricketer) (born 1919), Indian cricketer *

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem (alternatively spelled Karim or Kerim) ( ar, کریم) is a common given name and surname of Arabic origin that means "generous", "noble", "honorable". It is also one of the Names of God in Islam in the Quran. Given name Karim * Karim A ...

(b. 1947), American basketball player * Abdul Jabbar (Tamil Nadu cricketer) (1952), Indian Tamil Nadu cricketer * Abdul-Jabar Hashim Hanoon (1970), Iraqi footballer who played defender *Karim Abdul-Jabbar, a previous name of

Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar (born Sharmon Shah; June 28, 1974), known previously as Karim Abdul-Jabbar, is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). Al-Jabbar played college foot ...

(1974), American footballer *

Haidar Abdul-Jabar Haidar Abdul-Jabar Kadhim ( ar, حيدر عبدالجبار كاظم; born August 25, 1976), known as Haidar Jabar, is an Iraqi former football defender who last played for the Al-Zawra'a SC football club. Honours Country * 2002 WAFF Champi ...

(1976), Iraqi footballer who plays defender *

Ahmad Abdul-Jabar Ahmad Abdul-Jabar ( ar, احمد العبدالجبار جاسم) (born 8 January 1978) is an Iraqi former Iraq national football team football player who is currently manager of Al-Karkh SC. Ahmad, known as Al-Alemane ('The German') by his ...

(1978), Iraqi footballer who plays midfielder * Abdul Jabbar (Canadian cricketer) (1983), Pakistani-Canadian cricketer * Abdul Jabbar (Kalat cricketer), Pakistani Kalat cricketer

Entertainers

Abdul Jabbar (singer) Mohammad Abdul Jabbar (10 February 1938 – 30 August 2017) was a Bangladeshi singer. ''"Tumi Ki Dekhechho Kobhu Jiboner Porajoy"'', ''"Salam Salam Hajar Salam"'' and ''" Joy Bangla, Banglar Joy"'' were three of his songs which made it to the t ...

(1938-2017), Bangladeshi singer

Other

* Abdul Jabar (Qala-i-Jangi captive) (born 1975), Afghan

Qala-i-Jangi Qala-i-Jangi (Dari/Pashto: ) is a 19th-century fortress located near Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan. It is known for being the site of a bloody 2001 Taliban uprising named the Battle of Qala-i-Jangi, in which at least 470 people were ki ...

captive * Abdul Jabbar al-Oqaidi, Syrian soldier

References

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