Ar-Razzāq
The Provider
Root ر ز ق (r-z-q). Lane explains razaqahu Allāh as ‘God caused what is termed rizq [provision] to come to him; God gave him’. Rizq means provision or sustenance. The term rāziq refers to a provider and appears in Qur'an 62:11 as khayr ar-rāziqīn. Razaqa means he provided. Ar-Razzāq, an intensive form, occurs once in the Qur'an. ‘Indeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength.’ (51:58)
The root
ر ز قr-z-q
Provision. Lane explains razaqahu Allāh as 'God caused what is termed rizq [provision] to come to him; God gave him'.
- رِزْقrizqprovision, sustenance
- رَازِقrāziqprovider (62:11, khayr ar-rāziqīn)
- رَزَقَrazaqaHe provided
Pronunciation
الرَّزَّاقُ
ar-raz-ZAAQ
In the Qur'an
إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الرَّزَّاقُ ذُو الْقُوَّةِ الْمَتِينُ
Indeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength.
51:58 · Sahih International