Asrar-e-Khudi

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Asrar-e-Khudi is a philosophical Persian poem by Allama Muhammad Iqbal that explores the concept of the self (khudi) and its role in spiritual and moral development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Persian poem
didactic poem
philosophical poem
aim to awaken self-consciousness in Muslims
to encourage active, creative selfhood
associatedWith Iqbal’s concept of khudi
Muslim intellectual revival
author Allama Muhammad Iqbal
surface form: Allama Iqbal

Allama Muhammad Iqbal
surface form: Muhammad Iqbal
centralConcept khudi
centralTheme affirmation of the self
development of the ego
moral responsibility
spiritual perfection
countryOfOrigin British India
form masnavi
genre Islamic literature
philosophical poetry
hasTranslation English
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu

several European languages
influencedBy Islamic mysticism
Qur’anic concepts of the self
Rumi
language Persian
literaryTradition Persian Islamic poetry
meter classical Persian meter
notableTranslator Reynold A. Nicholson
originalLanguage Persian
partOf Iqbal’s poetic-philosophical corpus
philosophicalPosition emphasis on dynamic, creative ego
rejection of passive mysticism
philosophicalTradition Iqbal’s philosophy of self
publicationEra early 20th century
relatedWork Rumuz-e-Bekhudi
religiousContext Islam
subject God-human relationship
Islamic philosophy
Sufism
individualism
khudi
moral development
self
self-realization
spiritual development
titleTranslation Secrets of the Self

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Allama Muhammad Iqbal notableWork Asrar-e-Khudi
Rumuz-e-Bekhudi contrastsWith Asrar-e-Khudi
Rumuz-e-Bekhudi relatedWork Asrar-e-Khudi
Payam-e-Mashriq follows Asrar-e-Khudi
Bal-e-Jibril hasNotablePoem Asrar-e-Khudi
this entity surface form: “Khudi Ka Sirr-e-Nihan” (in related thematic cycle)
Armaghan-e-Hijaz relatedWork Asrar-e-Khudi
Khudi developedInWork Asrar-e-Khudi