Naming with 'Abd al-Jabbar and 'Abd al-'Al
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, are the names Jabbar or 'Al among the names of Allah, because there are people who are named 'Abd al-Jabbar and 'Abd al-'Al?
Answer:
I do not know what. 'Abd al-'Al, yes, He is the Great, the Most High, so it is said 'Abd al-Muta'Ali, and this is mentioned in the Qur'an. As for Jabbar, al-Jabbar, yes, 'Abd al-Jabbar is correct. 'Abd al-Jabbar is correct, yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, are the names Jabbar or 'Al among the names of Allah, because there are people who are named 'Abd al-Jabbar and 'Abd al-'Al?
Answer:
I do not know what. 'Abd al-'Al, yes, He is the Great, the Most High, so it is said 'Abd al-Muta'Ali, and this is mentioned in the Qur'an. As for Jabbar, al-Jabbar, yes, 'Abd al-Jabbar is correct. 'Abd al-Jabbar is correct, yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { وَلِلَّهِ الأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا وَذَرُوا الَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِي أَسْمَائِهِ } — islamhouse.com (1:08:00)
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