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The Mysteries of Selflessness
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The Mysteries of Selflessness

poem by Iqbal
Also known as: “Rumūz-e bīkhūdī”
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  • Muhammad Iqbal
    / Early life and career

    …Persian poem, Rumūz-e bīkhūdī (1918; The Mysteries of Selflessness). Written as a counterpoint to the individualism preached in the Asrār-e khūdī, this poem called for self-surrender.

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    …Persian poem, Rumūz-e bīkhūdī (1918; The Mysteries of Selflessness). Written as a counterpoint to the individualism preached in the Asrār-e khūdī, this poem called for self-surrender.

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