Meaning & Explanation
Al-Jabbar has two profound meanings: the One whose will is absolute and none can resist His command, and the One who mends the broken and restores what is damaged. He compels creation to His will while also healing broken hearts and fixing broken situations.
Quran References
2 versesContext: Among Allah's names of majesty
الْعَزِيزُ الْجَبَّارُ الْمُتَكَبِّرُ
“The Almighty, the Compeller, the Supreme”
Context: Tyrants are defeated before the true Jabbar
وَاسْتَفْتَحُوا وَخَابَ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ
“And they sought victory, and every obstinate tyrant was disappointed”
Exemplifying Story
quranYaqub's Grief Restored
Reference: Surah Yusuf 12:84-87
Prophet Yaqub lost his beloved son Yusuf and wept until he lost his sight. Decades passed and his other son Binyamin was also taken. His grief was immense, and his sons told him to stop grieving or he would destroy himself. But Yaqub said: "I only complain of my suffering and grief to Allah." He never lost hope in Al-Jabbar. Eventually, Allah restored everything: Yusuf returned, Binyamin was safe, and when Yusuf's shirt was placed on Yaqub's face, his sight was restored. Al-Jabbar mended everything that was broken.
Al-Jabbar heals what seems permanently broken. No grief is too deep, no loss too great for Him to restore. Keep your hope in Him alone.