خلق (kh-l-q)

The root خ ل ق primarily signifies creation, origination, and the bringing of something into existence. خَلَقَ (khalaqa) means he created, brought into existence from nothing, or proportioned. Lane explains that when applied to God, it means the origination of a thing without a pre-existing model or material. خَلْق (khalq) is creation, the act of […]