Name 28 of 99
Al-Hakam
الْحَكَم
The Judge, The Arbiter
What it means
Al-Ḥakam is the final judge whose ruling admits no appeal. Every case eventually reaches His court; the tribunals of this world are provisional, His is complete.
Qur'anic evidence
This name appears explicitly in the following ayahs:
Q 6:114Q 22:69
Sources for this entry
The Arabic name and its enumeration follow the traditional list in Sunan al-Tirmidhī (§3507). The concise explanation reflects the consensus classical understanding taught in Al-Ghazālī's Al-Maqṣad al-Asnā and Ibn Kathīr's tafsīr. Qur'anic references are locations where the name appears in the Mushaf.
Contemplate Al-Hakam with SABR
Learning the names of Allah alongside memorising His words is one of the highest forms of study. SABR pairs one name per day with your memorisation session.