Ḥaqq

حقḥaqq

Preferred translation
truth
Also rendered contextually as
Real
Grammatical variants
true
Technical senses
  • Divine Name
  • truth/reality
Distinguish from
ḥaqīqa (reality) — ḥaqīqa is a thing’s objective reality; ḥaqq is truth, or, as a divine designation, the Real.

General Technical Meaning

Truth is what accords with reality or is not open to nullification; al-Ḥaqq may also designate the ultimate necessary reality.

In ʿAllāmah Ṭabāṭabāʾī’s Works

Divine Name

In the reviewed spiritual passage, ʿAllāmah Ṭabāṭabāʾī uses al-Ḥaqq taʿālā as a divine designation in describing the witnessing of God. This is a distinct theological use, not an occurrence of ordinary propositional truth-language.

Source: Risālat al-Manāmāt wa-l-Nubuwwāt

Truth/reality

In the reviewed al-Manāmāt discussion, ʿAllāmah Ṭabāṭabāʾī uses al-ḥaqq for what is true in relation to existence, nafs al-amr, and the order of practical judgments. This is the truth/reality sense and must not be merged with al-Ḥaqq as a Divine Name.

Source: Risālat al-Manāmāt wa-l-Nubuwwāt

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Canonical address: /glossary/haqq/