Urdu Dictionary
Arabic · noun · Mind & Knowledge

Zann

ज़न्न
said zann
Meaning

Opinion, supposition, probable conjecture as opposed to certain knowledge.

How Iqbal uses it

Zann is probable belief, a lower rung than the certitude Iqbal demands of the believer. He aligns it with the half-knowledge that keeps a soul wavering instead of acting.

See it in the verse

Zann in Iqbal’s couplets

Wajud-e-zan se hai tasveer-e-kaenat mein rang
Isi ke saaz se hai zindagi ka soz-e-darun
It is the presence of woman that gives colour to the portrait of the universe — from her instrument comes the inner fire of life itself.
Love · Unity · Humility
Related words
PERSIAN

Gumaan

Conjecture, supposition, doubt; also pride or vain conceit.

ARABIC

Shak

Doubt, uncertainty, hesitation between two possibilities.

ARABIC

Yaqeen

Certitude; unshakeable conviction or faith.

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