Haqq ( ar, ''ḥaqq'') is the
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...
word for
truth. In
Islamic contexts, it is also interpreted as
right
Rights are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement; that is, rights are the fundamental normative rules about what is allowed of people or owed to people according to some legal system, social convention, or ethical th ...
and
reality. Al-Haqq, 'the truth, is one of the
names of God in the Qur'an. It is often used to refer to
God as the
Ultimate Reality in
Islam.
See also
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Abdul Haq (disambiguation)
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Al-Haq, the Palestinian human rights organization
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Allahu Haqq
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Haqiqa
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Haqq (surname)
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Names of God in Islam
Haqq
Truth
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