| Pronunciation | al-Wathiq billah  al-Wathiq  | 
|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Semitic (Arabic) | 
| Meaning | He who trusts in God | 
| Region of origin | Arabia (Middle East) | 
Al-Wathiq (Arabic: الواثق) was the ninth Abbasid caliph, ruling from 842 to his death in 847.
The name can also refer to:
- al-Wathiq I (d. after 1341), Caliph of Mamluk Cairo in 1340–1341
 - al-Wathiq II (d. 1386), Caliph of Mamluk Cairo in 1383–1386
 - Idris al-Wathiq (d. 1269), last Almohad ruler in 1266–1269
 - Yahya II al-Wathiq (d. 1279), Hafsid sultan of Ifriqiya in 1277–1279
 - al-Wathiq al-Mutahhar (1303–1379/80), Zaydi imam of Yemen in 1349
 - Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Wathiq, Marinid sultan of Fez in 1386–1387
 
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