Arabic · noun, masculine · People & Roles

Murshid

मुर्शिद

said mur-shid

Meaning

A spiritual guide or preceptor who directs the disciple toward God.

Literally: one who guides rightly

How Iqbal uses it

The murshid is the true preceptor whose guidance kindles the seeker's inner fire. Iqbal's ideal guide does not bind the disciple but liberates the self into its fullest, God-ward striving.

See it in the verse

Murshid in Iqbal’s couplets

Aql-o-dil-o-nigah ka murshid-e-awwaleen hai ishq
Ishq na ho to shar-o-deen butkada-e-tasavvurat

Love is the first teacher of intellect, heart and sight. Without love, even law and faith become only a temple of empty ideas.

Love · Self-Knowledge

Related words

PERSIAN

Pir

A spiritual elder or master of a Sufi order who guides disciples on the mystic path.

ARABIC

Mureed

A disciple who has pledged himself to a spiritual guide on the mystic path.

ARABIC

Saalik

The wayfarer on the mystic path who travels the stages toward the Divine.

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