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.
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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