Urdu Dictionary

Arabic · proper noun · Faith & Sacred History

Khizar

ख़िज़र

said khi-zar

also written: khizr, khidr

Meaning

Alternate spelling of Khizr, the deathless green-clad guide who drank the water of life; emblem of unseen guidance on the road.

See it in the verse

Khizar in Iqbal’s couplets

Taqlid ki rawish se to behtar hai khud-kushi
Rasta bhi dhund khizr ka sauda bhi chhod de

Better self-destruction than a life of blind imitation; find your own road, and give up the obsession with a guide.

Selfhood · Freedom · Courage

Related words

Aab-e-Hayat

The water of life; the legendary elixir of immortality sought by Khizr and Alexander.

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