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Arabic · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Arab

अरब
said a-rab
Meaning

Arabia and the Arab people; the Arab world.

How Iqbal uses it

The homeland of Islam and the Arabic tongue, frequently set in Iqbal beside Ajam (Persia) when he reflects on the sources of Muslim civilisation.

See it in the verse

Arab in Iqbal’s couplets

Chin o Arab hamara Hindostan hamara
Muslim hain hum watan hai sara jahan hamara
China and Arabia are ours, India is ours; we are Muslims, and the whole world is our homeland.
Unity · Freedom
Related words
ARABIC

Ajam

The non-Arab world, especially Persia; non-Arabs collectively.

PERSIAN

Hind

India; the land of Hindustan.

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