s. (pl. حقائق) 1. A true statement. 2. A true and real state or nature. 3. A truth. 4. A fact, reality. 5. A real being, an essence. 6. A literal statement, phrase, or word. 7. A proper signification of a word or phrase. 8. Sincerity; especially, sincerity in affection and friendship. 9. (Persian rhet.) A metaphor in which the two things compared are material beings. 10. (mystics) A divine attribute; also, the manifestation of the divine essence apart from the attributes; the annihilation of plurality in that essence; a spiritual vision of God by a believer; a belief and confession of God’s unity.