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Silsila

सिलसिला
said SIL-si-la
Meaning

The chain of spiritual transmission linking a Sufi order back through its masters.

Literally: chain, link

How Iqbal uses it

Iqbal respects the living chain of guidance while insisting that inherited lineage prove itself anew in each generation's deeds.

See it in the verse

Silsila in Iqbal’s couplets

Silsila-e-roz-o-shab, naqsh-gar-e-haadsat
Silsila-e-roz-o-shab, asl-e-hayat-o-mamat
The chain of day and night is the sculptor of all events; the chain of day and night is the root of life and of death.
Action · Self-Knowledge
Related words
ARABIC

Bai'at

The oath of allegiance a disciple pledges to a spiritual master on entering the path.

ARABIC

Tariqat

The mystical path or spiritual way of the Sufis, leading inward toward God.

ARABIC

Murshid

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

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