तालीम

Meaning

Instruction, education, teaching, or training.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu literature, 'taaleem' refers to learning, instruction, or pedagogy. In this verse, it forms the phrase 'taaleem-e-dars-e-be-khudi', indicating an initiation or instruction in the mystical lesson of self-oblivion. It evokes the motif of the school of love where conventional knowledge gives way to ecstatic passion.

Etymology

Arabic root 'ع-ل-م' (ʿ-l-m, to know), second-form verbal noun taʿlīm.

Usage

In ghazal poetry, taaleem frequently contrasts the rigorous dogma of institutional schooling with the transcendental wisdom taught in the school of passion.

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