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Arabic · noun · Selfhood & Will

Taameer

तामीर
said taa-MEER
also written: taamir, tameer
Meaning

Construction, building, the act of raising and developing.

Literally: From the root '-m-r: to build, to make flourish.

How Iqbal uses it

Taameer is the constructive labour Iqbal sets against ruin and decay; the worthy self builds, raising new structures of faith, character, and community where decline left rubble.

See it in the verse

Taameer in Iqbal’s couplets

Yaqeen afrad ka sarmaya-e-tameer-e-millat hai
Yahi quvvat hai jo surat-gar-e-taqdeer-e-millat hai
The conviction of individuals is the capital that builds a community — this is the very force that sculpts a people's destiny.
Unity · Selfhood · Leadership
Related words
ARABIC

Takhleeq

Creation, the act of bringing into being; creative making.

ARABIC

Irtiqaa

Evolution, gradual ascent, progressive development toward a higher state.

ARABIC

Mehnat

Labour, toil, diligent hard work.

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