Khudi

E199572

Khudi is Allama Muhammad Iqbal’s central philosophical concept of the self, emphasizing inner strength, self-realization, and the creative, dynamic ego as the basis of human dignity and spiritual elevation.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Khudi canonical 1
Khudi (selfhood concept) 1
Selfhood (Khudi) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf central concept in Iqbal’s philosophy
concept of the self
philosophical concept
aimsAt active participation in history
integration of spiritual and temporal life
associatedWith Islamic philosophy
South Asian philosophy
existential themes
poetry of Muhammad Iqbal
centralTo philosophy of Muhammad Iqbal
contrastsWith fatalism
passivity
self-negation
creator Allama Muhammad Iqbal
surface form: Muhammad Iqbal
developedInWork Asrar-e-Khudi
Bang-e-Dara
Rumuz-e-Bekhudi
Zarb-e-Kalim
emphasizes creative ego
dynamic ego
inner strength
self-realization
goal elevation of human personality
proximity to God
realization of one’s true self
hasAspect God-oriented individuality
creative freedom
self-affirmation
self-transcendence
hasLanguageContext Persian
Urdu
influencedBy Qur’anic concept of the human being
Sufi ideas of the self
modern individualism
influences Muslim reformist thought
Persian literature
Urdu literature
concepts of selfhood in South Asia
relatesTo human dignity
individual responsibility
moral autonomy
spiritual elevation
requires creative action
moral discipline
spiritual struggle
viewedAs basis of human freedom
foundation of personal identity
source of human creativity

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bang-e-Dara mainSubject Khudi
this entity surface form: Selfhood (Khudi)
Bal-e-Jibril mainTheme Khudi
this entity surface form: Khudi (selfhood concept)