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خَلَقَ

خلق in the Quran

Meaning: created

خلق occurs 238 times in 204 verses across 74 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
238
Verses
204
Surahs
74

خَلَقَ

Verb · 184 times

Meaning: created · Also translated as: creates, [I] design, He creates, you make

Forms in the Quran

  • خَلَقَ ×62
  • خَلَقْنَآ ×21
  • خَلَقَكُمْ ×16
  • يَخْلُقُ ×14
  • خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ ×8
  • خَلَقْتَ ×6
  • وَخَلَقَ ×6
  • يُخْلَقُونَ ×5

خَلْق

Noun · 52 times

Meaning: creation

Forms in the Quran

  • خَلْقِ ×19
  • ٱلْخَلْقُ ×14
  • خَلْقًا ×7
  • بِخَلْقٍ ×2
  • خَلْقَهُۥ ×2
  • لِخَلْقِ ×2
  • خَلْقُكُمْ ×2
  • كَخَلْقِهِۦ ×1

خُلُق

Noun · 2 times

Meaning: custom · Also translated as: a moral character

Forms in the Quran

  • خُلُقُ ×2

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الخلق أصله: التقدير المستقيم، ويستعمل في إبداع الشيء من غير أصل ولا احتذاء، قال: خلق السماوات والأرض

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿خلقكم﴾ [البقرة: 21] أي اخترعكم وأوجدكم. وأصل الخلق التقدير المستقيم. ويستعمل في إبداع الشيء من غير أصل ولا احتذاء كقوله: ﴿خلق السماوات والأرض﴾ [التغابن: 3] ومثله: ﴿بديع السماوات والأرض﴾ [البقرة: 117]. وإذا كان بمعنى الإبداع فهو يختص بالباري تعالى، ولذلك فرق بينه وبين غيره في قوله تعالى: ﴿أفمن يخلق كمن لا…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root خ ل ق

Verses with خلق

Verses 61–80 of 204

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    His companion said to him, In the course of the argument With him: "Dost thou deny Him Who created thee Out of dust, then out of A sperm-drop, then fashioned Thee into a man?

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:37
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    And they will be marshalled Before thy Lord in ranks, (With the announcement), "Now have ye come to Us (Bare) as We created you First: aye, ye thought We shall not fulfil The appointment made to you To meet (Us)!":

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:48
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    I called them not To witness the creation Of the heavens and the earth, Nor (even) their own creation: Nor is it for Me To take as helpers Such as lead (men) astray!

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:51
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "So (it will be): Thy Lord saith, "That is Easy for Me: I did Indeed create thee before, When thou hadst been nothing!"

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:9
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    But does not man Call to mind that We Created him before Out of nothing?

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:67
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    A revelation from Him Who created the earth And the heavens on high.

    Surah Taha, verse 20:4
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "Our Lord is He Who gave to each (Created) thing its form And nature, and further, Gave (it) guidance."

    Surah Taha, verse 20:50
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    From the (earth) did We Create you, and into it Shall We return you, And from it shall We Bring you out once again"

    Surah Taha, verse 20:55
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Not for (idle) sport did We Create the heavens and the earth And all that is between!

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:16
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is He Who created The Night and the Day, And the sun and the moon: All (the celestial bodies) Swim along, each in its Rounded course.

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:33
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Man is a creature of haste: Soon (enough) will I show You My Signs; then Ye will not ask Me To hasten them!

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:37
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Day that We roll up The heavens like a scroll Rolled up for books (completed),— Even as We produced The first Creation, so Shall We produce A new one: a promise We have undertaken: Truly shall We fulfil it.

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:104
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    O mankind! if ye have A doubt about the Resurrection, (Consider) that We created you Out of dust, then out of Sperm, then out of a leech-like Clot, then out of a morsel Of flesh, partly formed And partly unformed, in order That We may manifest (Our power) to you; And We cause whom We will To rest in the wombs For an appointed term, Then do We bring you out As babes, then (foster you) That ye may reach your age Of full strength; and some Of you are called to die, And some are sent back To the feeblest old age, So that they know nothing After having known (much), And (further), thou seest The earth barren and lifeless, But when We pour down Rain on it, it is stirred (To life), it swells, And it puts forth every kind Of beautiful growth (in pairs).

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:5
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    O men! Here is A parable set forth! Listen to it! Those On whom, besides God, Ye call, cannot create (Even) a fly, if they all Met together for the purpose! And if the fly should snatch Away anything from them, They would have no power To release it from the fly. Feeble are those who petition And those whom they petition!

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:73
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Man We did create From a quintessence (of clay);

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:12
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then We made the sperm Into a clot of congealed blood; Then of that clot We made A (fœtus) lump; then We Made out of that lump Bones and clothed the bones With flesh; then We developed Out of it another creature. So blessed be God, The Best to create!

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:14
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We have made, above you, Seven tracts; and We Are never unmindful Of (Our) Creation,

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:17
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    No son did God beget, Nor is there any god Along with Him: (if there were Many gods), behold, each god Would have taken away What he had created, And some would have Lorded it over others! Glory to God! (He is free) From the (sort of) things They attribute to Him!

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:91
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Did ye then think That We had created you In jest, and that ye Would not be brought back To Us (for account)?"

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:115
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    And God has created Every animal from water: Of them there are some That creep on their bellies; Some that walk on two legs; And some that walk on four. God creates what He wills; For verily God has power Over all things.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:45