Arabic · noun · Time, Fate & the Cosmos

Iradat

इरादत
said i-raa-DAT
also written: iradah, irada, iraadah, will
Meaning

The will of God, by which He decrees all that comes to pass.

Literally: will, volition, the faculty of choosing and intending

Usage & notes

Iradah is the will itself — the power to intend, choose, and direct one's energies. It is central to Iqbal's whole philosophy: khudi is in essence a will, and the self grows strong by exercising and concentrating its volition toward a chosen end. He treats a strong, directed will as the engine of all greatness and a weak or scattered will as the inner cause of a person's and a people's defeat.