Hikmah
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hikmah is a noun meaning (Islam) Wisdom and understanding about the divine.
Meaning
(Islam) Wisdom and understanding about the divine.
Example Sentences
Therefore to study hikmah (theosophy) is to undertake a journey towards God; towards divinity; in other words, to al-Haklm
As such, hikmah is the knowing of the idea and reality of the Universal Truth of Divine Creation; that is to say, hikmah is the knowing of the Truth of God -- as Ibn Sina wrote, it encompasses Divine Science.
Furthermore, the Qur'anic concept of hikmah, or wisdom, together with the concept of kitab, constitute the content of the Divine curriculum (kitab wa hikmah) that different historical societies were initiated into.
Word Forms
- hikmahs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hikmat, hisbah, wahy, ithm, tawhid, hakam.
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