Is the name Abd Al-Jabir permissible for a Muslim, and is it among the beautiful names of Allah?
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It is not permissible to be named Abd al-Jabir because al-Jabir is not one of the Beautiful Names of Allah, and the Names of Allah are توقيفية (Tawqifiyyah - meaning they are only known through divine revelation and cannot be deduced or invented).
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