Secrets of the Self
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Secrets of the Self is a philosophical poetry book by Muhammad Iqbal that explores the development of the self and spiritual individuality within an Islamic framework.
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| Secrets of the Self canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Secrets of the Self Context triple: [Asrar-e-Khudi, titleTranslation, Secrets of the Self]
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A.
Inner Secrets
Inner Secrets is a late-1970s studio album by the Latin rock band Santana that marked a shift toward a more mainstream rock and pop sound.
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B.
The Self-Seeker
"The Self-Seeker" is a poem by Robert Frost that explores themes of individualism, work, and personal sacrifice within a rural New England setting.
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C.
School of Mind
The School of Mind is a Neo-Confucian philosophical tradition, associated with Wang Yangming, that emphasizes the unity of knowledge and action and locates moral principle within the human mind itself.
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D.
Inner Worlds
Inner Worlds is a jazz fusion album by the Mahavishnu Orchestra that showcases their later-period blend of electric jazz, rock, and world music influences.
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E.
A Mind with a Heart of Its Own
"A Mind with a Heart of Its Own" is a rock song by Tom Petty from his acclaimed 1989 solo album Full Moon Fever.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Secrets of the Self Target entity description: Secrets of the Self is a philosophical poetry book by Muhammad Iqbal that explores the development of the self and spiritual individuality within an Islamic framework.
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A.
Inner Secrets
Inner Secrets is a late-1970s studio album by the Latin rock band Santana that marked a shift toward a more mainstream rock and pop sound.
-
B.
The Self-Seeker
"The Self-Seeker" is a poem by Robert Frost that explores themes of individualism, work, and personal sacrifice within a rural New England setting.
-
C.
School of Mind
The School of Mind is a Neo-Confucian philosophical tradition, associated with Wang Yangming, that emphasizes the unity of knowledge and action and locates moral principle within the human mind itself.
-
D.
Inner Worlds
Inner Worlds is a jazz fusion album by the Mahavishnu Orchestra that showcases their later-period blend of electric jazz, rock, and world music influences.
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E.
A Mind with a Heart of Its Own
"A Mind with a Heart of Its Own" is a rock song by Tom Petty from his acclaimed 1989 solo album Full Moon Fever.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic philosophical literature
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philosophical work ⓘ poetry book ⓘ |
| advocates |
active engagement with the world
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moral and spiritual self-discipline ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Allama Iqbal’s reconstruction of religious thought in Islam ⓘ |
| author | Muhammad Iqbal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
affirmation of the self
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creative ego ⓘ self-realization through God ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizes |
fatalism
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passive mysticism ⓘ |
| EnglishTitle | Secrets of the Self NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Rumuz-i-Bekhudi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | poetry ⓘ |
| genre |
Sufi poetry
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didactic poetry ⓘ philosophical poetry ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
ethical self-cultivation
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relationship between individual and God ⓘ |
| influenced |
South Asian Muslim identity discourse
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modern Muslim intellectual thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Qur’anic concepts of the self
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Rumi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modern Islamic revival ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
development of the self
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khudi (selfhood) ⓘ selfhood in an Islamic framework ⓘ spiritual individuality ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
combines poetry with philosophical argument
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presents a dynamic concept of personality ⓘ uses symbolic and allegorical narratives ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Asrar-i-Khudi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Iqbal’s khudi trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Iqbal’s philosophy of khudi
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Islamic philosophy ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Lahore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1915 ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islam ⓘ |
| setting | early 20th-century Muslim world ⓘ |
| structure | masnavi (rhyming couplets) ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Muslim intellectuals
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spiritually inclined readers ⓘ |
| translatedInto | English ⓘ |
| translator | Reynold A. Nicholson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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