Arabic · noun · Spirit & the Divine

Riyazat

रियाज़त
said ri-YAA-zat
also written: Riyazah
Meaning

Spiritual austerity and disciplined exercise undertaken to train and purify the lower self.

Literally: training, exercise

Usage & notes

Iqbal endorses riyazat as the forging of the ego under hardship, the discipline that hardens khudi like steel.