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hakikat

Hakikat is a term used in Malay and Indonesian to mean truth, reality, or essence. It is borrowed from the Arabic haqiqa (حقِيقة), literally “reality” or “true nature,” and it is applied across religious, philosophical, and everyday discourse to denote what lies beneath appearances.

In ordinary speech, hakikat can refer to the true state of affairs, the essential nature of a

In modern usage, hakikat remains a neutral term for “truth” or “reality” and is employed in literary,

thing,
or
the
truth
of
a
claim,
distinguishing
it
from
surface
appearances
or
rumors.
In
Islamic
thought,
haqiqa
denotes
the
ultimate
reality
behind
outward
forms,
referring
to
the
true
nature
of
God
and
creation
and
to
knowledge
of
that
reality.
Within
Sufism,
haqiqa
is
central
to
the
inner
path
of
gnosis
(ma'rifa):
a
seeker
progresses
from
outward
practice
(sharia)
to
experiential
awareness
of
the
true
nature
of
existence,
often
described
as
witnessing
the
one
reality
or
realizing
unity
(tawhid)
in
all
things.
The
term
is
sometimes
used
with
related
concepts
such
as
haqq
al-yaqin
(the
truth
of
certainty)
to
denote
levels
of
certainty
in
knowledge.
philosophical,
and
academic
contexts
to
discuss
the
essence
or
factual
basis
of
matters.