Urdu Dictionary
Arabic · noun · Selfhood & Will

Shujaat

शुजाअत
said shu-JAA-at
also written: shuja'at, shujaa'at
Meaning

Courage, valour, heroic bravery as a settled virtue of character.

How Iqbal uses it

Shujaat figures among the manly excellences Iqbal restores to the believer; he reads true courage as moral fearlessness rooted in faith, not bravado.

See it in the verse

Shujaat in Iqbal’s couplets

Sabak phir parh sadaqat ka, adalat ka, shujaat ka
Liya jaega tujhse kaam duniya ki imamat ka
Learn once more the lesson of truth, of justice, of courage — for you will be called upon to lead the world.
Leadership · Courage
Related words
PERSIAN

Bahaduri

Valour, bravery, gallant conduct in struggle.

ARABIC

Jurat

Boldness, daring, the audacity to act in the face of danger or convention.

ARABIC

Ghairat

A fierce sense of honour, self-respect, and zealous protectiveness over what one holds sacred.

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