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Peer-o-Murshid

पीर-ओ-मुर्शिद
said peer-o-mur-shid
Meaning

Spiritual guide and master; a reverential address to a Sufi preceptor or patron.

See it in the verse

Peer-o-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

Murshid

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

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