وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ ٢
By the wise Qur’ān,
حَكِيم
Hakim: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin Ḥakīm
CompanionIn the Quran“Wise”, one who judges and acts with wisdom
The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Ya-Sin 36:2.
Hakim in Islam
The word ḥakīm occurs nearly a hundred times in the Quran, mostly to describe Allah, the Wise, and also the Quran itself (“By the Quran full of wisdom”, 36:2). The Companion Hakim ibn Hizam, Khadija’s nephew, reported from the Prophet ﷺ: “The upper hand is better than the lower hand” (al-Bukhari 1472).
Meaning of the name Hakim
Hakim comes from the root ḥ-k-m of judgement (ḥukm) and wisdom (ḥikma): it means the wise man, who knows and does everything soundly, and also the arbiter. Al-Hakim is one of the names of Allah; borne by a man, the word keeps its human sense, like ʿAli or Karim. In later usage ḥakīm also came to mean a physician.
- In Arabic
- حَكِيم حكيم
- Transliteration
- Ḥakīm
- Root
- ح ك م · 210 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Hakim in the Quran?
Yes: the word Hakim appears in the Quran 97 times, in 42 surahs.
قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَكَ لَا عِلْمَ لَنَآ إِلَّا مَا عَلَّمْتَنَآ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٣٢
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."
رَبَّنَا وَٱبْعَثْ فِيهِمْ رَسُولًا مِّنْهُمْ يَتْلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتِكَ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ١٢٩
Our Lord, and send among them a messenger from themselves who will recite to them Your verses and teach them the Book and wisdom and purify them. Indeed, You are the Exalted in Might, the Wise."
فَإِن زَلَلْتُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْكُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتُ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ ٢٠٩
But if you slip [i.e., deviate] after clear proofs have come to you, then know that Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise.
93 other verses
- Al-Baqarah 2:220
- Al-Baqarah 2:228
- Al-Baqarah 2:240
- Al-Baqarah 2:260
- Ali ’Imran 3:6
- Ali ’Imran 3:18
- Ali ’Imran 3:58
- Ali ’Imran 3:62
- Ali ’Imran 3:126
- An-Nisa 4:11
- An-Nisa 4:17
- An-Nisa 4:24
- An-Nisa 4:26
- An-Nisa 4:56
- An-Nisa 4:92
- An-Nisa 4:104
- An-Nisa 4:111
- An-Nisa 4:130
- An-Nisa 4:158
- An-Nisa 4:165
- An-Nisa 4:170
- Al-Ma’idah 5:38
- Al-Ma’idah 5:118
- Al-An’am 6:18
- Al-An’am 6:73
- Al-An’am 6:83
- Al-An’am 6:128
- Al-An’am 6:139
- Al-Anfal 8:10
- Al-Anfal 8:49
- Al-Anfal 8:63
- Al-Anfal 8:67
- Al-Anfal 8:71
- At-Tawbah 9:15
- At-Tawbah 9:28
- At-Tawbah 9:40
- At-Tawbah 9:60
- At-Tawbah 9:71
- At-Tawbah 9:97
- At-Tawbah 9:106
- At-Tawbah 9:110
- Yunus 10:1
- Hud 11:1
- Yusuf 12:6
- Yusuf 12:83
- Yusuf 12:100
- Ibrahim 14:4
- Al-Hijr 15:25
- An-Nahl 16:60
- Al-Hajj 22:52
- An-Nur 24:10
- An-Nur 24:18
- An-Nur 24:58
- An-Nur 24:59
- An-Naml 27:6
- An-Naml 27:9
- Al-’Ankabut 29:26
- Al-’Ankabut 29:42
- Ar-Rum 30:27
- Luqman 31:2
- Luqman 31:9
- Luqman 31:27
- Al-Ahzab 33:1
- Saba 34:1
- Saba 34:27
- Fatir 35:2
- Az-Zumar 39:1
- Ghafir 40:8
- Fussilat 41:42
- Ash-Shuraa 42:3
- Ash-Shuraa 42:51
- Az-Zukhruf 43:4
- Az-Zukhruf 43:84
- Ad-Dukhan 44:4
- Al-Jathiyah 45:2
- Al-Jathiyah 45:37
- Al-Ahqaf 46:2
- Al-Fath 48:4
- Al-Fath 48:7
- Al-Fath 48:19
- Al-Hujurat 49:8
- Adh-Dhariyat 51:30
- Al-Hadid 57:1
- Al-Hashr 59:1
- Al-Hashr 59:24
- Al-Mumtahanah 60:5
- Al-Mumtahanah 60:10
- As-Saf 61:1
- Al-Jumu’ah 62:1
- Al-Jumu’ah 62:3
- At-Taghabun 64:18
- At-Tahrim 66:2
- Al-Insan 76:30
All the words of the root ح ك م in the Quran (210 occurrences)
In the hadiths
Authentic
Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 1472
Hakim bin Hizam said, "(Once) I asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (for something) and he gave it to me. Again I asked and he gave (it to me). Again I asked and he gave (it to me). And then he said, "O Hakim! This property is like a sweet fresh fruit; whoever takes it without greediness, he is blessed in…
إِنَّ هَذَا الْمَالَ خَضِرَةٌ حُلْوَةٌ، فَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ بِسَخَاوَةِ نَفْسٍ بُورِكَ لَهُ فِيهِ، وَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ بِإِشْرَافِ نَفْسٍ لَمْ يُبَارَكْ لَهُ فِيهِ كَالَّذِي يَأْكُلُ وَلاَ يَشْبَعُ، الْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ…
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Hakim in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Hakim in each language
- French
- Hakim
- English
- Hakim, Hakeem
- Spanish
- Hakim
- Turkish
- Hakim, Hakîm
- Arabic
- حَكِيم