Abd al-Jabbar explained

ʿAbd al-Jabbār (ALA-LC romanization of Arabic: 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, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.^{[1] [2]} 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 Nasiru Kabara (born 1970), Nigerian Islamic cleric
• Nasuru Kabara (1924–1996) Nigerian Islamic cleric and formal Qadiriyya leader of West Africa.
• Abdul Jabbar Jahanabadi, Islamic scholar

Activists

• Abdul Jabbar (activist) (1919–1952), Bengali-language demonstrator
• Abdulwahid AlAbduljabbar (1935–1970), Saudi political prisoner

Politicians

• Abdul Jabbar (Dalgaon politician)
• Abdul Jalilul Jabbar, 17th-century sultan of Brunei
• Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan (1882–1958), Pakistani politician
• Abdul Jabbar Khan (20th-century politician) (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 Jabar Mohd Yusof, Malaysian politician
• Abdul Jabar Qahraman (1959–2018), Afghan army general, militia leader, and politician
• Abdul Jabbar Naeemi (b. 1967), Afghan politician
• Abdul Jabar Sabet, Afghan politician
• Al-Haj Mamur Abdul Jabar Shulgari, Afghan politician
• Abdul Jabbar Taqwa (born 1949), Afghan politician
• Sheikh Abdul Jabbar, Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir
• Abdul Jabbar Jomard, Iraqi Foreign Minister
• Abdul Jabbar Naeemi, Afghan diplomat
• Abdul Jabbar Talukdar, Bangladeshi politician
• Abdul Jabbar Taqwa, Pakistani politician

Scientists

• Abdul Jabbar Hassoon Jerri, known as Abdul Jerri (born 1932), Iraqi American physicist and mathematician
• Abdul Jabbar Abdullah, Iraqi physicist and meteorologist
• Abdul Jabbar Al Rifai, Irqai intellectual

Sportspeople

• Abdul Jabbar (Bengal cricketer) (born 1919), Indian cricketer
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (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 (1974), American footballer
• Haidar Abdul-Jabar (1976), Iraqi footballer who plays defender
• Ahmad Abdul-Jabar (1978), Iraqi footballer who plays midfielder
• Abdul Jabbar (Canadian cricketer) (1983), Pakistani-Canadian cricketer
• Abdul Jabbar (Kalat cricketer), Pakistani Kalat cricketer
• Abdul Jabbar Rahima, Iraqi hurdler

Entertainers

• Abdul Jabbar (singer) (1938–2017), Bangladeshi singer
• Abdul Jabbar Abbas, Iraqi actor

Other

• Abdul Jabar (Qala-i-Jangi captive) (born 1975), Afghan Qala-i-Jangi captive
• Abdul Jabbar al-Oqaidi, Syrian soldier
• Abdul Jabbar Bhatti, Pakistani mountaneer
• Abdul Jabbar Junejo, Sindhi writer
• Abdul Jabbar Khan (disambiguation), several people
• Abdul Jabbar Numan, Yemeni artist
• Abdul Jabbar Shanshal, Iraqi minister of defense

References

1. Book: A Dictionary of Muslim Names. Salahuddin Ahmed. Hurst & Company. London. 1999.
2. Book: A Dictionary of Muslim Names. S. A. Rahman. Goodword Books. New Delhi. 2001.