Arabic · noun · Character & Virtue

Istighnaa

इस्तिग़ना
said is-tigh-naa
also written: Istighna
Meaning

Contented independence, self-sufficiency, freedom from want of others.

Usage & notes

A cardinal Iqbalian virtue: the dignified self-sufficiency that asks nothing of the world, the inner wealth of faqr that makes the believer a king.