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maseehaayi(f): savior-hood, prophet-hood

Description of maseehaayi: The Urdu word maseehaayi refers to the quality or characteristic of being a messiah or savior, embodying redemptive and liberating attributes. Unlike ordinary heroism, which focuses on individual bravery, maseehaayi emphasizes spiritual or moral salvation and deliverance from oppression. Differs from simple leadership in that it carries connotations of divine purpose and transformative justice. In literary and poetic usage, the term evokes messianic imagery, depicting figures who emerge during darkness

1 / 1: maseehaayi

ab hayaat-e-insaan ka hashr dekhiye kya ho

mil gaya hai qaatil ko

mansab-e-maseehaayi

behold the condition

of human existence

the killer has been given

the status of a savior

Shahid Siddiqui (3)

hayaat (f) (4)

life

insaan (m) (12)

human

hashr (m) (2)

day of judgment

mil (8)

meet

qaatil (m) (10)

murderer, assassin

mansab (m) (1)

rank, status

maseehaayi (f) (1)

savior-hood, prophet-hood

Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)

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Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

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