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حَقٌّ truth in Arabic

حَقٌّ is how you say “truth” in Arabic.

Root ح ق ق ḥ-q-q. noun (verbal noun / maṣdar). ḥaqq.

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Meaning of truth in Arabic

  1. truth, reality, fact the primary abstract sense; opposite of falsehood
  2. that which is right, just, correct, valid, or sound
  3. something necessary, binding, obligatory, incumbent, or due a legal/ethical sense — a duty owed or a right owed to someone

Example sentence

قلّة التَّوْفِيق وَفَسَاد الرَّأْي وخفاء الْحق وَفَسَاد الْقلب

Lack of success, distortion of opinion, obscurity of truth, and corruption of the heart.

الْحَقِّ of truth

al- = 'the'; completes the 'of…' phrase: 'of the truth'.

From Returning to God

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How it is used

Ḥaqq is the verbal noun of ḥaqqa ('to be true, right, just, or necessary'), so it carries both an abstract sense — truth, reality, fact — and a legal-ethical sense — a binding right, due, or obligation. The related verb is used in the Qur'an (e.g. 36:6) for a decree or sentence 'becoming due,' i.e. inevitably taking effect, showing the same core idea of something being firmly established as certain or required.

Words from the same root

More example sentences

وَإِنَّ الْحَكِيمَ يُذِّلُّ نَفْسَهُ بِالْمَكَارِهِ حَتَّى تَعْتَرِفَ بِالْحَقِّ

And indeed, the wise humbles his soul with difficulties until it acknowledges the truth.

بِالْحَقِّ the truth

'bi-' = 'with/to'; 'al-' = 'the'; 'haqq' = 'truth', so 'acknowledges the truth'.

From Faith as Light

الذي يطلب الحق باجتهاده كما أمره الله ورسوله؛

who seeks the truth through his effort as Allah and His Messenger commanded him;

ٱلْحَقَّ the truth

'the truth', accusative object of 'seeks'.

From Judging by Revelation

والحق منه فكامن في النفوس الزكية بعبارات غريبة،

The truth of it lies hidden in pure souls with strange expressions.

وَالْحَقُّ and the truth

'and the truth,' the fronted topic (the -u) — 'as for the truth [in it]...'. Joined by 'and,' it concedes that some truth exists in logic; where it lies comes after the 'fa-'. The topic is set, the comment delayed.

From Revelation Over Philosophy

والحكمة الرياضية فيها حق من طبائع هندسية وحساب ونحو ذلك،

Mathematical wisdom contains truths from geometric and arithmetic concepts, and the like.

حَقٌّ truths

This is the delayed subject of the 'there is' — 'genuine truth / valid content', in the nominative. Arabic commonly fronts the 'in it' and lets the thing that exists come last. It pairs with the preposition next to say what that truth consists of.

From Intention in Islam

﴿فَتَعَالَى اللَّهُ الْمَلِكُ الْحَقُّ لا إِلَهَ إِلا هُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ﴾

Exalted is Allah, the True Sovereign; there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Noble Throne.

الْحَقُّ the True

Another stacked title, the True, again matching the subject in nominative and definiteness through its endings. Its 'al-' marks it definite, and like the previous title it describes the same one being exalted rather than introducing anyone new.

From False Prophets

بل كيف يليق به أن يؤيده وينصره ويعليه ويظهره ويظفره بأهل الحق

Rather, how can it befit Him to support him, grant him victory, elevate him, make him prevail, and empower him over the people of truth?

الْحَقِّ of truth

This noun, truth, is the owner half of the pairing, 'people of truth', in the genitive that the second slot requires. The two nouns set side by side build the 'of' relationship, and its 'al-' makes the whole phrase definite.

From False Prophets

القلب السليم يعرف الحق، ويميل إليه،

A sound heart recognizes the truth and inclines towards it.

الحَقَّ the truth

This is the object of 'knows', so it stands in the object case, with 'the' marking the known truth. The case ending is what signals it is the thing known rather than the knower.

From A Sound Heart Knows

ولكن تصده عن الحق شهوات النفس، ووساوس الشيطان، ومجالسة الأشرار، وطول الأمل، وحب الدنيا

But desires of the self, whispers of Satan, keeping company with the wicked, long hopes, and love of the world divert it from the truth.

الحَقِّ the truth

The object of 'from', so it stands in the possessive case, with 'the' marking the known truth. It names what the obstacles pull the heart away from.

From A Sound Heart Knows

فكلما أكثر العبد من الذكر، صفا قلبه، واتضح له الحق

The more a servant remembers, the purer his heart becomes and the clearer the truth appears to him.

الحَقُّ the truth

The thing that becomes clear, 'the truth', filling the subject slot of the earlier verb and so taking the subject ending. Its 'the' marks it as the definite, real truth, not just any.

From A Sound Heart Knows

فالمؤمن مكلف بأن يقوم بحق الله، وحق نفسه، وحق الخلق

So, the believer is tasked with fulfilling the rights of Allah, his self, and the creation.

وَحَقِّ and the rights of

The connector 'and' fused to a noun, opening a second 'of' pairing, 'and the right of his self'. It is parallel to the first right and again heads a pairing with the owner that follows, all in the genitive.

From Facing God's Tests

فالمؤمن مكلف بأن يقوم بحق الله، وحق نفسه، وحق الخلق

So, the believer is tasked with fulfilling the rights of Allah, his self, and the creation.

وَحَقِّ and the right of

The connector 'and' fused to a noun, opening the third parallel 'of' pairing, 'and the right of creation'. It heads a pairing with the owner next, keeping the three rights neatly balanced.

From Facing God's Tests

قَالَ فَإِنَّهُ حَقٌّ وَهُوَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،

He said, "For he is true and he is the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace."

حَقٌّ true

The completing word said about 'he', standing bare to mean 'true/real'. It is the predicate of the emphatic clause, with no separate 'is' word — Arabic states the equation by juxtaposition under the emphasis particle.

From A Stranger Finds the Prophet

قَالَ تَعَالَىٰ ﴿فَاصْبِرْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنْبِكَ﴾

Allah, the Exalted, said: "So be patient; indeed, the promise of Allah is true, and seek forgiveness for your sin."

حَقٌّ true

A noun 'true/truth' serving as the description that completes the 'indeed the promise … is …' frame. Arabic states 'X is Y' with no linking 'is' word, simply placing this predicate after the subject.

From Patience Under Decree

Common questions

How do you say "truth" in Arabic?
Ḥaqq (حَقّ).
Does ḥaqq only mean "truth", or also "a right"?
Both — as a verbal noun of ḥaqqa ('to be true, right, or necessary'), ḥaqq covers truth/reality as well as something binding, due, or owed, i.e. a right or obligation.

Related words

Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).