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Arabic · noun · Mind & Knowledge
Maqaasid
मक़ासिद
also written: Maqasid
Meaning
Aims, objectives, or intended purposes.
See it in the verse
Maqaasid in Iqbal’s couplets
Fitrat ke maqasid ki karta hai nigehbani
Ya banda-e-sehrai ya mard-e-kohistani
It is the one who keeps watch over nature's purposes — either the dweller of the desert, or the man of the mountains.
Adversity · Freedom · Self-Knowledge
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