Name 9 of 99
الْجَبَّارُ
Al-Jabbar – The Compeller, the Restorer
- Transliteration
- Al-Jabbar
- Meaning
- The Compeller, the Restorer
- Arabic root
- ج ب ر
- Theme
- Power and might
Meaning of Al-Jabbar
Al-Jabbar carries several meanings from its root: the One whose will prevails over all things, the One who is exalted above His creation, and the One who mends and restores what is broken. Scholars mention that He "sets" broken hearts and lives, just as the same root is used for setting a broken bone.
Al-Jabbar in the Quran
Al-Jabbar appears in the Quran as a name or description of Allah. A verse where it occurs:
هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْقُدُّوسُ ٱلسَّلَٰمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْجَبَّارُ ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ ۚ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
He is Allah, than Whom there is no other Allah, the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One, Peace, the Keeper of Faith, the Guardian, the Majestic, the Compeller, the Superb. Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him).
Reflection
When life feels broken, we can ask Al-Jabbar to mend what we cannot fix ourselves.
Related names: power and might
Frequently asked questions
What does Al-Jabbar mean?
Al-Jabbar (الْجَبَّارُ) means "The Compeller, the Restorer". Al-Jabbar carries several meanings from its root: the One whose will prevails over all things, the One who is exalted above His creation, and the One who mends and restores what is broken. Scholars mention that He "sets" broken hearts and lives, just as the same root is used for setting a broken bone.
Is Al-Jabbar mentioned in the Quran?
Yes. Al-Jabbar is mentioned as a name or description of Allah in Surah Al-Hashr 59:23.
The list of 99 names follows the order of the narration in Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3507, without the name “Allah”, and adds Al-Ahad from Sunan Ibn Majah 3861. The hadith that Allah has ninety-nine names is in Sahih al-Bukhari 2736 and Sahih Muslim 2677. Quran text: Tanzil (Uthmani); translation: Marmaduke Pickthall (1930, public domain).