Arabic · noun · Struggle & the Sword
Bagaawat
बग़ावत
said ba-ghaa-vat
also written: Baghaawat, Baghawat
Meaning
Rebellion, revolt or insurrection against authority.
Literally: rebellion; revolt
Usage & notes
Baghaawat is rebellion or revolt against authority. Iqbal can speak of a noble revolt against falsehood, idols, and unjust power, the refusal of a free spirit to bow before what does not deserve obedience. Such defiance is virtue when aimed at zulm; it is sin only when it rebels against truth itself.
Related words
ARABIC
Baghi
A rebel or insurgent; one who rises against authority.
ARABIC
Inqilaab
Revolution, upheaval or a complete turning of the order of things.
PERSIAN
Sarkashi
Rebelliousness, defiance, insolent revolt.
ARABIC
Inquilab
Revolution, upheaval, radical change. A charged word in Iqbal and in the politics around him; he summoned the worker and the believer alike to overturn an unjust, decaying order.