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Koh-e-Toor

कोह-ए-तूर
also written: Koh-e-Tur
Meaning

Mount Sinai, where Moses beheld the divine manifestation.

Literally: mountain of Tur

See it in the verse

Koh-e-Toor in Iqbal’s couplets

Guzar-auqat kar leta hai ye koh o bayaban mein
Ki shahin ke liye zillat hai kar-e-ashiyan-bandi
It makes its living among mountains and wilderness, for to the falcon the building of a comfortable nest is a disgrace.
The Falcon · Freedom · Adversity
Related words
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Barq-e-Toor

The lightning of Mount Sinai; the divine flash that overwhelmed Moses.

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