Muhakkima

M3U1H4A1K5K5I1M3A1

proper noun

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.”

OriginArabic المُحَكِّمَة →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalIslamAn 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.”

Origin

  1. Arabicالمُحَكِّمَة
  2. EnglishMuhakkima

From Arabic المُحَكِّمَة (al-muḥakkima), literally “the arbitrators” or “those who judge”, from the root ح ك م (ḥ k m).

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APA

Muhakkima. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Muhakkima

MLA

“Muhakkima.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Muhakkima. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Muhakkima,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Muhakkima.

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