Al-Hakim, the All-Wise

Al-Hakim (الْحَكِيْمُ) means The All-Wise. It is name 46 in the well-known list of the 99 Names of Allah. Al-Ḥakīm does everything with wisdom: every command, every decree, and every hardship has a purpose, even when we cannot see it.

The root and its meaning

Al-Hakim comes from the Arabic root ح ك م (ḥ-k-m), which carries the sense of wisdom, and putting things in their place.

Where it is in the Quran

Al-Ḥakīm is among the most repeated names in the Quran, most often with Al-ʿAzīz or Al-ʿAlīm.

Surah Al-Baqara 2:32

قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَكَ لَا عِلْمَ لَنَآ إِلَّا مَا عَلَّمْتَنَآ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

Qaaloo subhaanaka laa 'ilma lanaaa illaa maa 'allamtanaaa innaka antal'aleemul hakeem

They said, "Exalted are You; we have no knowledge except what You have taught us. Indeed, it is You who is the Knowing, the Wise."

Quran 2:32. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.

Surah At-Tin 95:8

أَلَيْسَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَحْكَمِ ٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ

Alai sal laahu bi-ahkamil haakimeen

Is not Allah the most just of judges?

Quran 95:8. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.

Calling on Allah by this Name

Allah says: "And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them" (7:180). Begin your dua with يَا حَكِيْمُ (Yā Ḥakīm) and ask for what fits its meaning. For example: "Yā Ḥakīm, show me the wisdom in what You decreed for me."

A dua from the Quran

رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةًۭ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا رَبَّنَآ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

Rabbana laa taj'alnaa fitnatal lillazeena kafaroo waghfir lanaa rabbanaa innaka antal azeezul hakeem

Our Lord, make us not [objects of] torment for the disbelievers and forgive us, our Lord. Indeed, it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise."

Quran 60:5. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.

1. Quran 2:32, translation by Sahih International.
2. Quran 95:8, translation by Sahih International.
3. Quran 60:5, translation by Sahih International.

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