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Arabic · noun · Being & Non-Being

Zuhoor

ज़ुहूर
said zu-hoor
also written: Zuhur
Meaning

Manifestation, appearance, becoming visible.

How Iqbal uses it

The shining-forth of a hidden reality into manifestation; a key word in the metaphysics of divine self-disclosure.

See it in the verse

Zuhoor in Iqbal’s couplets

Har guhar ne sadaf ko toD diya
Tu hi aamada-e-zuhur nahin
Every pearl has broken open its shell; only you are unwilling to come forth.
Selfhood · Courage · Awakening
Related words
PERSIAN

Namood

Appearance, manifestation, display, show.

ARABIC

Tajalli

Divine self-manifestation; a radiant disclosure or theophany.

ARABIC

Jalwa

A radiant appearance, manifestation, or display of beauty or splendour.

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