Arabic · noun · Spirit & the Divine

Muhasaba

मुहासबा

said mu-HAA-sa-ba

Meaning

The seeker's daily reckoning and self-examination of conscience before God.

Literally: taking account, audit

Usage & notes

Iqbal endorses rigorous self-reckoning as the discipline by which the ego measures and corrects its own growth.

Related words

Sufi meditation, the watchful contemplative vigilance of the heart in the awareness of God.

The purification and refinement of the soul from base traits, a goal of the spiritual path.