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2 Urdu couplets and shers with islam

islam(m): religion

Description of islam: Islam is submission and surrender to the will of Allah, the monotheistic Abrahamic faith revealed through Prophet Muhammad and the Quran. Unlike Christianity or Judaism, it views itself as the final, perfected version of primordial monotheism shared by all prophets from Adam to Muhammad. Differs from Iman, which resides in the heart as inner faith, while Islam manifests outwardly through the five pillars: testimony of faith, prayer, zakat, fasting, and

1 / 2: islam

hargiz raha na kaafir-o-momin se usko kaam

dil ne kiya qubuul

jab islam husn ka

it cared neither

for the infidel or the believer

when the heart embraced

the religion of beauty

Mushafi Ghulam Hamdani (6)

hargiz (1)

definitely, ever

kaafir (m) (5)

infidel, disbeliever

momin (m) (2)

religious, pious

dil (m) (109)

heart

qubuul (m) (2)

accept, adopt

islam (m) (2)

religion

husn (m) (19)

beauty

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (109)

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2 / 2: islam

shaikh-o-pandit dharm aur islam ki baaten karein

kuchh khuda ke qahr kuchh inaam

ki baaten karein

the cleric and the priest

talk of their faiths

talking of god's wrath

and sometimes of divine favor

Hari Chand Akhtar (1)

shaikh (m) (5)

holy man, scholar

pandit (m) (1)

priest, scholar

islam (m) (2)

religion

khuda (m) (31)

god

qahr (m) (1)

calamity / force / wrath

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

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