Name 11 of 99
Al-Khaliq
الْخَالِق
The Creator
What it means
Al-Khāliq creates from nothing, without pattern or precedent. He decrees the substance, measure and moment of every creature — from galaxies to the veins in a leaf.
Qur'anic evidence
This name appears explicitly in the following ayahs:
Q 59:24Q 6:102Q 13:16Q 40:62
Sources for this entry
The Arabic name and its enumeration follow the traditional list in Sunan al-Tirmidhī (§3507). The concise explanation reflects the consensus classical understanding taught in Al-Ghazālī's Al-Maqṣad al-Asnā and Ibn Kathīr's tafsīr. Qur'anic references are locations where the name appears in the Mushaf.
Contemplate Al-Khaliq with SABR
Learning the names of Allah alongside memorising His words is one of the highest forms of study. SABR pairs one name per day with your memorisation session.