This article examines the significance of the divine names al-Ḥakīm and al-Khabīr at the opening of Sūrah Sabaʾ (34:1), arguing that these names function as governing hermeneutical principles rather than mere descriptive attributes. The analysis explores how classical exegetes across multiple interpretive traditions unanimously view this pairing as constitutive of the Sūrah’s argumentative force concerning resurrection, recompense, and moral accountability. Through lexical analysis of the roots ḥ–k–m (restraint, prevention) and kh–b–r (penetrating knowledge), the document demonstrates how these semantic cores make the Sūrah’s theological framework both lexically necessary and exegetically coherent. The study concludes that al-Ḥakīm and al-Khabīr do not merely conclude the praise-opening verse but actively shape how the entire Sūrah is understood, establishing the epistemic and moral conditions that make divine judgment and resurrection inevitable.
