जुनेद

Meaning

Junayd of Baghdad, an eminent early Sufi mystic renowned for his spiritual poverty.

Detailed Meaning

A prominent ninth-century mystic from Baghdad known as Sayyid al-Ta'ifa (leader of the Sufis), famous for advocating spiritual sobriety and pure devotion. In the couplet, Iqbal evokes his name alongside Bayazid Bastami to represent sublime spiritual detachment and asceticism ('faqr') in contrast to imperial majesty.

Etymology

Arabic (جنيد / Junayd), a diminutive form of 'jund' (army, band of soldiers), literally meaning 'small troop' or 'little soldier'.

Usage

In Urdu poetry, Junayd is invoked as a quintessential archetype of profound spiritual realization, orthodox asceticism, and divine detachment.

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