Meaning
A solitary tradition reported through few chains, below the rank of mass transmission.
See it in the verse
Ahad in Iqbal’s couplets
Aag bujhi hui idhar TuuTi hui tanab udhar
Kya khabar is maqam se guzre hain kitne kaarvaan
Kya khabar is maqam se guzre hain kitne kaarvaan
A dead fire on one side, a snapped tent-rope on the other; who knows how many caravans have passed through this place.
Restlessness · Humility · Self-Knowledge
Khirad ke pas khabar ke siwa kuchh aur nahin
Tera ilaj nazar ke siwa kuchh aur nahin
Tera ilaj nazar ke siwa kuchh aur nahin
Reason holds nothing but information; your true cure is nothing but vision.
Self-Knowledge · Awakening
Sitara kya meri taqdir ki khabar dega
Wo khud farakhi-e-aflak mein hai khwar o zubun
Wo khud farakhi-e-aflak mein hai khwar o zubun
What can a star tell me of my destiny? It is itself helpless and lowly in the vast reach of the skies.
Selfhood · Freedom · Courage
Wo fareb-khurda shahin ki pala ho kargason mein
Use kya khabar ki kya hai rah-o-rasm-e-shahbazi
Use kya khabar ki kya hai rah-o-rasm-e-shahbazi
That deceived falcon, raised among vultures, what would it know of the ways and customs of the royal hawk?
The Falcon · Selfhood · Awakening