Al-Khāliq
The Creator
Root خ ل ق (kh-l-q). Lane states that the primary meaning of khalq is taqdīr, determining the measure and proportion of a thing, and from that, bringing it into being. Khalq means creation, referring to the act or result of creating. Khallāq, found in Qur'an 15:86, means the Supreme Creator. Khuluq refers to character or disposition, as in Qur'an 68:4. ‘He is Allah, the Creator’ (59:24).
The root
خ ل قkh-l-q
Measuring and creating. Lane states that the primary meaning of khalq is taqdīr, determining the measure and proportion of a thing, and from that, bringing it into being.
- خَلْقkhalqcreation
- خَلَّاقkhallāqthe Supreme Creator (15:86)
- خُلُقkhuluqcharacter, disposition (68:4)
Pronunciation
الْخَالِقُ
al-KHAA-liq
In the Qur'an
هُوَ اللَّهُ الْخَالِقُ الْبَارِئُ الْمُصَوِّرُ ۖ لَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner; to Him belong the best names. Whatever is in the heavens and earth is exalting Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
59:24 · Sahih International