“…In addition, from the context of Hikmah pedagogy, it is an instructional model focusing on refining the thinking abilities of children, rooted from Mathew Lipman's ideas of Philosophy for children (Hashim et al, 2018;Zulkifli et al, 2022). Additionally, the Hikmah pedagogy would inculcate in learners ethical, moral and spiritual dimensions while enabling them to express their religious and societal views without necessarily attacking one another in a multi-faceted environment such as Malaysia (Hussien et al, 2017). Moreover, cognition as per Bloom's taxonomy entails breaking down the acquired knowledge or information, internalising it and applying it appropriately in the suitable environment (Mustafa & Yakob, 2019, p.4).…”