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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 141–160 of 204

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    They will say to their skins: "Why bear ye witness Against us?" They will say: "God hath given us speech,— (He) Who giveth speech To everything: He created You for the first time, And unto Him were ye To return.

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:21
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Among His Signs are The Night and the Day, And the Sun and the Moon. Adore not the sun And the moon, but adore God, Who created them, If it is. Him ye wish To serve.

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:37
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    And among His Signs Is the creation of The heavens and the earth, And the living creatures That He has scattered Through them: and He Has power to gather them Together when He wills.

    Surah Ash-Shuraa, verse 42:29
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    To God belongs the dominion Of the heavens and the earth. He creates what He wills (And plans). He bestows (Children) male or female According to His Will (and Plan),

    Surah Ash-Shuraa, verse 42:49
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    If thou wert To question them, "Who created The heavens and the earth?" They would be sure to reply, "They were created by (Him), The Exalted in Power, Full of Knowledge";—

    Surah Az-Zukhruf, verse 43:9
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    That has created pairs In all things, and has made For you ships and cattle On which ye ride,

    Surah Az-Zukhruf, verse 43:12
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    What! Has He taken Daughters out of what He Himself creates, and granted To you sons for choice?

    Surah Az-Zukhruf, verse 43:16
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    And they make into females Angels who themselves serve God. Did they witness Their creation? Their evidence Will be recorded, and they Will be called to account!

    Surah Az-Zukhruf, verse 43:19
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    If thou ask them, Who Created them, they will Certainly say, God: how Then are they deluded Away (from the Truth)?

    Surah Az-Zukhruf, verse 43:87
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    We created not The heavens, the earth, And all between them, Merely in (idle) sport:

    Surah Ad-Dukhan, verse 44:38
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    We created them not Except for just ends: But most of them Do not understand.

    Surah Ad-Dukhan, verse 44:39
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    And in the creation Of yourselves and the fact That animals are scattered (Through the earth), are Signs For those of assured Faith.

    Surah Al-Jathiyah, verse 45:4
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    God created the heavens And the earth for Just ends, and in order That each soul may find The recompense of what It has earned, and none Of them be wronged.

    Surah Al-Jathiyah, verse 45:22
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    We created not The heavens and the earth And all between them But for just ends, and For a term appointed: But those who reject Faith Turn away from that Whereof they are warned.

    Surah Al-Ahqaf, verse 46:3
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Do ye see What it is ye invoke Besides God? Show me What it is they Have created on earth, Or have they a share In the heavens? Bring me a Book (Revealed) before this, Or any remnant of knowledge (Ye may have), if ye Are telling the truth!

    Surah Al-Ahqaf, verse 46:4
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    See they not that God, Who created the heavens And the earth, and never Wearied with their creation, Is able to give life To the dead? Yea, verily He has power over all things.

    Surah Al-Ahqaf, verse 46:33
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    O mankind! We created You from a single (pair) Of a male and a female, And made you into Nations and tribes, that Ye may know each other (Not that ye may despise (Each other). Verily The most honoured of you In the sight of God Is (he who is) the most Righteous of you. And God has full knowledge And is well acquainted (With all things).

    Surah Al-Hujurat, verse 49:13
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Were We then weary With the first Creation, That they should be In confused doubt About a new Creation?

    Surah Qaf, verse 50:15
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    It was We Who Created man, and We know What dark suggestions his soul Makes to him: for We Are nearer to him Than (his) jugular vein.

    Surah Qaf, verse 50:16
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    We created the heavens And the earth and all Between them in Six Days, Nor did any sense Of weariness touch Us.

    Surah Qaf, verse 50:38