Arabic · noun · Mind & Knowledge

Firaasat

फ़िरासत
said fi-raa-SAT
also written: firasat, farasat, Firasat
Meaning

Sagacity, intuitive penetration, reading character at a glance.

Literally: intuitive perception, sagacity, reading the unseen

Usage & notes

Firaasat is the swift intuition that reads people and situations rightly, the perceptive shrewdness that grasps what is not openly shown. In Iqbal it belongs to the awakened believer whose inner light lets him see truly; it is wisdom married to instinct. He treats such penetrating perception as a fruit of faith and self-knowledge rather than mere cleverness.