Al-Badīʿ
The Incomparable Originator
Root ب د ع (b-d-ʿ). Lane records abdaʿahu as ‘he originated it; invented it... caused it to be or exist’ for the first time. The word bidʿ means new or unprecedented, as in Qur'an 46:9. Ibtadaʿūhā is used in Qur'an 57:27 to mean they innovated it. Al-Badīʿ occurs in construct, badīʿu s-samāwāti wa-l-arḍ (2:117; 6:101). ‘Originator of the heavens and the earth’ (2:117).
The root
ب د عb-d-ʿ
Originating without precedent. Lane gives abdaʿahu (form IV) as 'he originated it; invented it... caused it to be or exist' for the first time.
- بِدْعbidʿnew, unprecedented (46:9)
- ابْتَدَعُوهَاibtadaʿūhāthey innovated it (57:27)
Pronunciation
الْبَدِيعُ
al-ba-DEE'
In the Qur'an
بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُ
Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, "Be," and it is.
2:117 · Sahih International