AL-HAQQ THE NAME OF ALLAH.

 Al-Ḥaqq is a name and attribute of Allah which means the True One or the Truth. This is in reference to Allah being the True One and a reality we must always submit to. His guidance is the best of guidance full of truth for our path to success.

“Ḥaqq” is an Arabic word which refers to believing in the existence of something, and that it is according to reality. In reference to Allah, the name “al-Ḥaqq” points to the essence of Allah being a model of truth, whose existence we believe in and that this is in accordance to reality.

This name of Allah has been used in the Qur’ān many times. Below are some examples:

“High above all is Allah, the True King! There is no god except Him, the Lord of the Honourable Throne.” (Qur’ān 23:116)

“Then all of them will be returned to Allah, their True Master. Undoubtedly, His is the judgement, and He is the swiftest of those who take account.” (Qur’ān 6:62)

“That is because indeed Allah is the Truth, and because indeed He gives life to the dead, and because indeed He has power over everything.” (Qur’ān 22:6)

The above verses use the name “al-Ḥaqq” for Allah describing Him as the “True King”, the “True Master” and “the Truth”, giving mankind an insight into the importance of this name of Allah and how it is deeply connected to Him.

This name of Allah has also been used in ḥadīth:
“When the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) woke up at night for prayer, he would supplicate with the following words:
أَنْتَ الحَقُّ، وَوَعْدُكَ الحَقُّ، وَقَوْلُكَ الحَقُّ، وَلِقَاؤُكَ حَقٌّ، وَالجَنَّةُ حَقٌّ ۔۔۔”
Transliteration:
Antal-ḥaq wa wa’dukal-ḥaq, wa liqā’uka ḥaq, wa qualuka ḥaq, wal-jannatu ḥaq wan-nāru ḥaq…
Translation:
“(O Allah) You are the Truth. And Your Promise is the truth. And Your Word is the truth. And to meet You is true And Paradise is true…” (Bukhārī)

The above narration shows how the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) praised Allah in his supplication by using Allah’s name “al-Ḥaqq”, saying “(O Allah) You are the Truth”. This teaches us how we should also acknowledge the name of Allah “al-Ḥaqq” by verbally praising Allah with this name, such as in our supplications too.

The Quran also explains how Allah is an example of “al-Ḥaqq” through His words and actions:

“And Allah wipes out falsehood and establishes the truth by His Words.” (Qur’ān, 42:24)

“Have you not seen that Allah has created the heavens and the earth with truth?” (Qur’ān, 14:19)

“And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord, and the book (of everyone’s deeds) will be placed, and the prophets and the witnesses will be brought, and matters will be decided between them in truth, and they will not be wronged.” (Qur’ān, 39,69)