And He is the Wise, and that is among His attributes *** Two types as well, what are they? Non-existences (A discussion on the name of Allah, al-Hakim, and His attribute of wisdom, and the name indicates two descriptions: hukm and iḥkām)
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The Shaykh : This is the wisdom indicated by the name of Allah, al-Hakim. The author said: "And He is the Wise". This is among the names of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, and it has come frequently in the Noble Qur'an, both definite and indefinite, and in the nominative, accusative, and genitive cases, in multiple forms.
Regarding al-Hakim, the author said: "And that is among His attributes *** Two types". By "among His attributes," he means that al-Hakim is a name that indicates two descriptions. The meaning is not that al-Hakim is from His attributes, because al-Hakim is from His names by consensus. Rather, the meaning is that al-Hakim is among the descriptions indicated by this name, and there are two types. "*** Two types as well, what are they? Non-existences". No, they are existent and established, and this name indicates them.
"Hukm and iḥkām". Hukm, in that it is derived from ḥakama, and iḥkām, in that it is derived from aḥkama. So, ḥakim is taken from the triliteral ḥakama and the quadriliteral aḥkama. That it is taken from the triliteral is a matter with no problem, because fa'il in the meaning of fā'il comes frequently from a verb, such as sami' from sami'a, meaning sāmi'. However, fa'il from af'ala is rare, but it occurs in the Arabic language. From this is the saying of the poet:
"Is it the rose that calls, the All-Hearing? *** It keeps me awake while my companions sleep"
"Is it the rose that calls, the All-Hearing? ***" meaning
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Not al-Musmi' (the One who causes to hear), meaning al-Musmi'. So, ḥakim means ḥākim (the One who judges) and means muḥkim (the One who perfects), just as we say sami' means sāmi' (the One who hears) and means musmi' (the One who causes to hear). Is that clear, everyone? So, it is from ḥukm and from aḥkam. From ḥukm, it means judgment, and from aḥkam, it means perfection, for the source of aḥkam is iḥkām. Good.
Regarding al-Hakim, the author said: "And that is among His attributes *** Two types". By "among His attributes," he means that al-Hakim is a name that indicates two descriptions. The meaning is not that al-Hakim is from His attributes, because al-Hakim is from His names by consensus. Rather, the meaning is that al-Hakim is among the descriptions indicated by this name, and there are two types. "*** Two types as well, what are they? Non-existences". No, they are existent and established, and this name indicates them.
"Hukm and iḥkām". Hukm, in that it is derived from ḥakama, and iḥkām, in that it is derived from aḥkama. So, ḥakim is taken from the triliteral ḥakama and the quadriliteral aḥkama. That it is taken from the triliteral is a matter with no problem, because fa'il in the meaning of fā'il comes frequently from a verb, such as sami' from sami'a, meaning sāmi'. However, fa'il from af'ala is rare, but it occurs in the Arabic language. From this is the saying of the poet:
"Is it the rose that calls, the All-Hearing? *** It keeps me awake while my companions sleep"
"Is it the rose that calls, the All-Hearing? ***" meaning
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Not al-Musmi' (the One who causes to hear), meaning al-Musmi'. So, ḥakim means ḥākim (the One who judges) and means muḥkim (the One who perfects), just as we say sami' means sāmi' (the One who hears) and means musmi' (the One who causes to hear). Is that clear, everyone? So, it is from ḥukm and from aḥkam. From ḥukm, it means judgment, and from aḥkam, it means perfection, for the source of aḥkam is iḥkām. Good.