Arabic · noun · Poetry, Speech & Art

Musawwir

मुसव्विर
Meaning

A painter or image-maker; as a divine name, the Fashioner of all forms.

Usage & notes

Musawwir is among the names of God, the supreme Artist who gives every creature its form; Iqbal invoked this divine artistry as the model for all making. Human creativity, for him, echoes the Fashioner's act.