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- Arabic · borrowed fromالمُحَكِّمَة
- English todayMuhakkima
From Arabic المُحَكِّمَة (al-muḥakkima), literally “the arbitrators” or “those who judge”, from the root ح ك م (ḥ k m).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Muhakkima
Today it means: An early faction of the Kharijites who seceded after the arbitration between Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muawiya I, asserting the slogan “Judgment belongs only to God.” Full definition →
Arabic المُحَكِّمَة