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Hijaaz

हिजाज़

said hi-JAAZ

also written: Hijaz, Hejaz

Meaning

The western region of Arabia containing Mecca and Medina, the cradle of Islam.

How Iqbal uses it

Iqbal turns his gaze to the Hijaz as the homeland of faith and the source of Islam's original energy, titling a late collection Armaghan-e-Hijaz, the Gift of the Hijaz. The desert of the Hijaz becomes for him the wellspring of spiritual renewal.

See it in the verse

Hijaaz in Iqbal’s couplets

Tu abhi rahguzar mein hai qaid-e-maqam se guzar
Misr-o-Hijaz se guzar, Paras-o-Shaam se guzar

You are still only on the road — break free of the prison of one fixed place. Pass beyond Egypt and Arabia, pass beyond Persia and Syria.

Restlessness · Aspiration · Freedom

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Makkah

The holiest city of Islam, birthplace of Prophet Muhammad and home of the Kaaba.

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Madina

The City of the Prophet; the second holiest city of Islam, where Muhammad established the first Muslim community.

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Kaaba

The cube-shaped House of God at Mecca, the holiest site of Islam and focus of the pilgrimage.

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