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Al-Khaliq, the Creator.

Name 11 of the 99 Names of Allah. See its root and meaning, the verse where it appears, and how to use it in your dua.

Name 11 of 99

الْخَالِقُ

Al-Khāliq

The Creator

Root خ ل ق kh-l-q

Meaning

Al-Khaliq explained.

Al-Khaliq (الْخَالِقُ) means The Creator. It is name 11 in the well-known list of the 99 Names of Allah. Al-Khāliq brings things into being from nothing, and decrees their measure before He makes them. He is the only Creator; everything else is created.

The root and its meaning

Al-Khaliq comes from the Arabic root خ ل ق (kh-l-q), which carries the sense of creating, and measuring something out before making it.

Where it is in the Quran

Al-Khāliq opens the three names of creation in 59:24, followed by Al-Bāriʾ and Al-Muṣawwir.

Surah Al-Hashr 59:24

هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْخَٰلِقُ ٱلْبَارِئُ ٱلْمُصَوِّرُ ۖ لَهُ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

Huwal Laahul Khaaliqul Baari 'ul Musawwir; lahul Asmaaa'ul Husnaa; yusabbihu lahoo maa fis samaawaati wal ardi wa Huwal 'Azeezul Hakeem

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.

Quran 59:24. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.

Surah Ghafir 40:62

ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ خَٰلِقُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ فَأَنَّىٰ تُؤْفَكُونَ

Zaalikumul laahu Rabbukum khaaliqu kulli shai'; laaa ilaaha illaa Huwa fa annaa tu'fakoon

That is Allah, your Lord, Creator of all things; there is no deity except Him, so how are you deluded?

Quran 40:62. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.

Calling on Allah by this Name

Allah says: "And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them" (7:180). Begin your dua with يَا خَالِقُ (Yā Khāliq) and ask for what fits its meaning. For example: "Yā Khāliq, You made me, so make me what You love."

  1. Quran 59:24, translation by Sahih International.
  2. Quran 40:62, translation by Sahih International.

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Questions

Good to know.

What does Al-Khaliq mean?

Al-Khaliq (الْخَالِقُ) means The Creator. Al-Khāliq brings things into being from nothing, and decrees their measure before He makes them.

Is Al-Khaliq in the Quran?

Al-Khāliq opens the three names of creation in 59:24, followed by Al-Bāriʾ and Al-Muṣawwir.

How do I use Al-Khaliq in dua?

Say Yā Khāliq (يَا خَالِقُ) at the start of your dua, then ask for what suits the Name, for example: "Yā Khāliq, You made me, so make me what You love."

Can a child be named after Al-Khaliq?

Use Abdul-Khaliq, "servant of Al-Khaliq". Scholars say Khaliq on its own should not be used as a person's name, because this Name belongs to Allah alone.