Meaning
Imagination, conception, the forming of an image in the mind.
Literally: imagination; conception; mental image
Usage & notes
Tasawwur is imagination or conception, the mind's power to form images and ideas. Iqbal honours the creative imagination as a faculty by which man, like the divine artist, conceives new worlds before he builds them. A bold tasawwur, for him, is the seed of every act of creation and reform.
Related words
ARABIC
Khyal
Thought, idea, imagination or fancy; a notion in the mind.
ARABIC
Wahm
Illusion, fancy, groundless imagining; a baseless suspicion or doubt.
ARABIC
Khayal
Thought, idea, notion; imagination or fancy; a passing conception in the mind.
ARABIC
Fan
Art, craft, or skill.
ARABIC
Naqsh
A design, pattern, engraving, or picture.
ARABIC
Musavvir
A painter or portrait-maker; a limner.