Arabic root

ر-ز-ق

2 words from this root family

A2verb

رَزَقَ

razaqa

he provided / he sustained

Example

وَارْزُقْنَا وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ

warzuqnā wa-anta khayru ar-rāziqīn

And provide for us, and You are the best of providers (5:114)

Root: ر-ز-ق Quranic

Grammar

Form I verb. Past: رَزَقَ, Present: يَرْزُقُ. Related: رِزْقٌ (provision/sustenance), رَازِقٌ (provider), رَزَّاقٌ (ever-providing). God is الرَّزَّاقُ (The Provider).

Culture

Rizq (provision) in Islam encompasses not just food and wealth but also knowledge, health, family, and all blessings. It comes ultimately from God.

A2noun

الرَّزَّاقُ

ar-Razzāq

The Provider (divine name)

Example

إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الرَّزَّاقُ ذُو الْقُوَّةِ الْمَتِينُ

inna Allāha huwa ar-Razzāqu dhū al-quwwati al-matīn

Indeed, it is Allah who is the Provider, the Firm Possessor of Strength (51:58)

Root: ر-ز-ق Quranic

Grammar

Intensive form (faʿʿāl) of the root ر-ز-ق. Related to رِزْقٌ (provision/sustenance) and رَزَقَ (He provided). Indicates continuous, abundant provision.

Culture

Belief that God is the ultimate Provider (ar-Razzāq) gives Muslims contentment — trusting that sustenance comes from God regardless of circumstances.