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Hikmah

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concept of wisdom in Islamic philosophy

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Our Sages have likewise derived from this passage the above-mentioned lessons, and stated the same theory that has been explained in this chapter, viz., that the simple term ḥokmah, as a rule, denotes the highest aim of man, the knowledge of God; that those properties which man acquires, makes his peculiar treasure, and considers as his perfection, in reality do not include any perfection; and that the religious…
Moses Maimonides, The guide for the perplexed
Close in meaning to Hikmah; the term itself is not named.
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We have thus made a clear statement concerning souls, and got at which souls are [ever]lasting, and which of them will not be fitted out and armed with [ever]lastingness. It still remains for us, in connection with this research, to show how a soul exists within live bodies, and the aim and end for which it is found within the same, and what measure will be bestowed upon it, in the hereafter, of eternal delight and…
Avicenna, A Compendium on the Soul
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xiii. 14): "The law of the wise is a fountain of life"--that is, as we gather from the preceding text, the understanding. In chap. iii. 13, he expressly teaches that the understanding renders man blessed and happy, and gives him true peace of mind. "Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding," for "Wisdom gives length of days, and riches and honour; her ways are ways of…
Benedictus de Spinoza, The Philosophy of Spinoza
Close in meaning to Hikmah; the term itself is not named.
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