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Ahl-e-Khirqa

अहल-ए-ख़िरक़ा
Meaning

People of the patched robe; the dervishes and Sufi ascetics.

Literally: people of the dervish-cloak

See it in the verse

Ahl-e-Khirqa in Iqbal’s couplets

Hai Ram ke vajood pe Hindostan ko naaz
Ahl-e-nazar samajhte hain us ko imam-e-Hind
India takes pride in the very existence of Ram; those of discerning sight regard him as the spiritual leader of India.
Unity
Related words
ARABIC

Khirqa

The patched woollen cloak of a Sufi, bestowed by a master as a mark of initiation.

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