al-Khaliq — The Creator · Islam Museum

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al-Khaliq — The Creator. It is name number 11 in the enumeration of God's most beautiful names in the hadith of Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him) at al-Tirmidhi ¹; Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya devoted a chapter of Jala' al-Afham to explaining these names ².

In the Qur'an

The name occurs in the Qur'an, among them: 59:24.

In the Sunna

Abu Hurayra reports: 'God has ninety-nine names — a hundred less one; whoever enumerates them enters Paradise' ³.

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Mentioned in: Qur'an 59:24
Part of: The most beautiful names of God (asma' Allah al-husna)
Related to: al-Bari — The Maker

People and things also explored

al-Musawwir — The Fashioner· al-Bari — The Maker· The most beautiful names of God (asma' Allah al-husna)· al-Adl — The Utterly Just· al-Afuww — The Pardoner· al-Ahad — The Unique· al-Akhir — The Last· al-Ali — The Most High

Sources

Jami' al-Tirmidhi
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Jala' al-Afham
Sahih Muslim

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islam.museum contributors. “al-Khaliq — The Creator”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/asma-al-khaliq/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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