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Suffa

सुफ़्फ़ा
said SUF-fa
also written: ahl al-suffah
Meaning

The shaded bench of the Prophet's mosque where poor devotees lived and learned.

See it in the verse

Suffa in Iqbal’s couplets

Hai Ram ke vajood pe Hindostan ko naaz
Ahl-e-nazar samajhte hain us ko imam-e-Hind
India takes pride in the very existence of Ram; those of discerning sight regard him as the spiritual leader of India.
Unity
Related words
ARABIC

Masjid

A mosque; the Muslim place of communal worship and prostration.

ARABIC

Zahid

The ascetic, the abstinent pietist who renounces worldly pleasure.

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