Abd al-Jalil
ʻAbd al-Jalīl (ALA-LC romanization of Arabic: عبد الجليل) is a Muslim male given name, also used by Christians, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-Jalīl, one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.[1][2] It means "servant of the Exalted".
It may refer to:
Given name
- Abdul Jalil I of Johor (1562–1571), Sultan of Johor
- Ali Jalla Abdul Jalil Shah II (died 1597), Sultan of Johor
- Abdul Jalilul Jabbar (ruled 1649–1652), Sultan of Brunei
- Gregorios Abdul Jaleel (died 1681), Syriac Orthodox Bishop of Jerusalem
- Abdul Jalil of Perak (died 1918), Sultan of Perak
- Qazi Abdul Jaleel, known as Amar Jaleel (born 1936), Pakistani writer and journalist
- Fayeq Abdul-Jaleel (1948 – ca. 1991), Kuwaiti poet and playwright
- Mustafa Abdul Jalil (born 1952), Libyan politician
- Abduljalil Khalil (born 1961), Bahraini politician
- Abdeljalil El Hajji (born 1969), Moroccan footballer
- Abdul Jalil Memon (1970–2009), Pakistani politician
- Abdeljalil Hadda (born 1972), Moroccan footballer
- Abdul Jeleel Ajagun (born 1993), Nigerian footballer
- Abdul Jolil (Bangladesh politician)
Surname
- Shahrizat Abdul Jalil (born 1953), Malaysian politician
Other
- Abdul Jaleel (tribe), Palestinian tribe
- Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah Bridge, bridge in Perak, Malaysia
References
- Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
- S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.
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