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Summary of the Concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah:

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The Divine Name *Al-Ḥakīm* (The All-Wise) and Its Implications

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Linguistically, *Al-Ḥakīm* conveys two main meanings:

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First: *Al-Ḥakīm* in the sense of *Al-Ḥākim* (The Sovereign Ruler and Judge).

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In this sense, it is an intensive form (*faʿīl*) derived from the active participle *ḥākim*.

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When applied to Allah Almighty, it encompasses both types of His judgment and decree:

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His existential decree (*al-qadar*) and His legislative decree, whether prescriptive or retributive.

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The discussion on *Al-Ḥukm* (Divine Judgment) was previously covered in concepts

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numbers 50 to 52.

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Second: *Al-Ḥakīm* is the One who perfects all things and executes them with utmost precision,

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leaving no flaw, defect, or corruption in them.

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Thus, *Al-Ḥakīm* means the Possessor of wisdom (*ḥikmah*).

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Wisdom is putting things in their proper places and according them their rightful status,

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or it is knowing the most noble of things through the most sublime knowledge.

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According to this second meaning of *Al-Ḥakīm*,

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Allah, the All-Wise, possesses supreme wisdom in His creation and His command.

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He neither says nor does anything except what is right and correct,

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and His cosmic management is entirely free from flaw or error.

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The manifestation of His wisdom, glorified be He, is evident in all of His creation,

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even in the weakest of creatures, such as ants and other insects.

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The perfection of their creation points directly to the existence of Allah, the All-Wise Creator,

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just as it is demonstrated by the creation of the vast heavens,

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the earth, the mountains upon it,

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and the plains, rivers, and seas within it.

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Allah's wisdom entails that He, Mighty and Majestic, does nothing in vain or without a beneficial purpose.

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Therefore, all of His actions and commands stem from profound, far-reaching wisdom.

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A necessary corollary of this is the affirmation of praiseworthy ends in Allah's creation and command,

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as well as placing all things in their proper positions and bringing them about in the finest possible manner.

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Denying this constitutes a denial of the Name *Al-Ḥakīm* and its inherent implications.

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In summary, the wisdom of Allah Almighty is manifested in two fundamental areas:

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Wisdom in His creation and His governance of their affairs,

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and wisdom in His legislation and His command, Mighty and Majestic is He.