Al-Haqq
/alˈħaqː/noun
An Arabic expression meaning “the Truth” or “the Real,” also used in Islamic theology as a divine name of God.
Did you know?In the Qur’an, al-Ḥaqq can refer both to ultimate reality and to God, linking truth, justice, and what is genuinely real in a single sacred term.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*ḥqq
“A reconstructed root associated with being firm, true, or established.”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ḥaqq
“Truth, reality, right, or something established and due.”
Qur’anic Arabic
Arabic
al-ḥaqq
“The Truth, the Real, or that which is unquestionably true; also an epithet of God.”
Medieval Islamic philosophy
Arabic
al-Ḥaqq
“A theological and philosophical designation for ultimate reality and God.”
Modern English usage
English
Al-Haqq
“A transliterated Arabic theological term and divine name used in Islamic studies and religious writing.”