Arabic · noun · Mind & Knowledge

Basirat

बसीरत

said ba-see-rat

also written: Baseerat

Meaning

Inner sight, insight, spiritual discernment beyond the physical eye.

Usage & notes

Basirat is the inward vision that perceives what the outward eye cannot. Iqbal sets this seeing heart above bare reason, for it grasps reality through love and intuition.

Related words

ARABIC

Nazar / Nigah

Gaze, vision, insight — the discerning eye.

ARABIC

Idraak

Perception, apprehension, comprehension; the act of grasping a thing with the mind.

ARABIC

Kashf

Unveiling; the mystical disclosure of hidden realities to the heart.

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