Al-Jabbar
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Al-Jabbar is one of the traditional Islamic Names of God, commonly understood to mean “The Compeller” or “The Restorer,” emphasizing God’s absolute power and ability to mend all things.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Jabbar canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic theonym
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Divine name ⓘ Name of God in Islam ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Qur’an 59:23 ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
divine compulsion
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divine healing ⓘ restoration of brokenness ⓘ upholding justice ⓘ |
| category |
Islamic devotional practice
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Islamic theology ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | human weakness ⓘ |
| denotesAttribute |
God’s ability to restore and mend
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God’s absolute power ⓘ God’s irresistible will ⓘ God’s majesty NERFINISHED ⓘ God’s sovereignty ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
God’s authority over all affairs
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God’s independence from creation ⓘ |
| epithetOf | Allah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grammaticalForm | Arabic intensive form (fa‘‘āl pattern) ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
used in formal supplications (du‘a)
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used in personal prayers ⓘ |
| meaning |
The All-Compelling
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The Compeller NERFINISHED ⓘ The Irresistible NERFINISHED ⓘ The One Who Mends ⓘ The Restorer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
99 Names of Allah
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Asma ul-Husna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recitationPractice | recited in litanies of the 99 Names ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| root | J-B-R NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rootMeaning |
to compel
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to restore ⓘ to set a broken bone ⓘ |
| scripturalSource | Qur’an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalRole |
expresses God’s mercy in mending hearts
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expresses God’s power to subdue oppressors ⓘ |
| transliteration | al-Jabbār NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
invocation in Islamic supplication
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remembrance of God (dhikr) ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Shia Muslims
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Sufi Muslims ⓘ Sunni Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.