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Firqa

फ़िरक़ा
Meaning

A sect or denomination within a religion.

Literally: division / party

See it in the verse

Firqa in Iqbal’s couplets

Firqa-bandi hai kahin aur kahin zaaten hain
Kya zamane mein panapne ki yahi baaten hain
Somewhere it is sectarianism, somewhere it is caste — are these the things by which a people are supposed to flourish in the world?
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Related words
ARABIC

Mazhab

Religion; an organised faith or creed.

ARABIC

Maslak

A school of religious practice or doctrinal path that a Muslim follows.

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