Hikmah definition and essence

Hikmah from Indonesian word actually acculturate from Arabic language, al hikmah. This word mean wisdom, aphorism, philosophy, prophetess, Qur’an, justify, and etc.[1] While in Arabic dictionary meaning of hikmah is very much and very coherent with hikmah essence. Ibnu Manzhur said, alhikmah is the statement towards ideal knowledge which is using ideal knowledge foundations too (ma’rifah afdhal al asyya’ bi afdal alulum).[2] 

Al Jurjani said, alhikmah means knowledge including essence something appropriate objective circumstances in reality which is restricted human intelligent. Thus, alhikmah is theoretic knowledge (nazhariy), is not methodology to search knowledge (al aliy). Alhikmah also mean about strong intelligent power (alquwwah al aqliyyah al ilmiyyah) that is become a demarcation between potential natural intelligent      

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[1] Atabik Ali dan Zuhdi Mudlor. 1999. Kamus Kontemporer Arab-Indonesia. Jogjakarta: Multi Karya Grafika. p. 786-789.

[2] Muhammad bin Makram, bin Manzhur AL Mishri, Tt. Lisan Al-Arab. Kairo: Darul Ma’arif. Publish 1. p. 951.