I was reading a novel in Urdu, where a Saadhu comes in a village and tells something related to future. Some people got irritated and start showing their anger and making fun of Saadhu. Seeing this Saadhu says ’ Main Naasik hoon, Naastik nahin’.
What does this mean? 
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Why Not SMS The Saadhu For The Answer?
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nastik means a person who doesnt believe in god.
nasik is name of a town in maharastra. i dont know how they co relate. may be there is an alternate meaning which i dont know
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Why Not SMS The Saadhu For The Answer?
Saadhoo was from British era. no mobile, no sms :(
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Thanks kaka. Yes now I remember Ismat Chughtai’s short story ‘kafir’, where nastik was used for atheist (mulhid in Urdu).
Naasik kia hai? 
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naasik also means something related to nose.
naasika = nose = naak are all the same things with same old sanskrit roots.
are you sure you spelled it right?
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btw i will elobrate naastik further so it will help you in future.
basically:
Aastik means the person who believes in god.
na- astik means a person who believes in no god.
swa-astik (swa means self) means a person who believes in himself. it is the same word which was picked by nazis for their twisted purpose.
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Great information kaka. Naas is also used in Sindhi for nasal (related to nose). The word may be Naasak / Naasuk instead of Naasik as it does not contain any pronunciation, wherefrom I read it. I'll try to post complete para from the novel to make it more clear.
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Well the word may be "Naasak" or "Naashak".
naas or nash means destruction ( as in satyanash)
and naasak or nashak would mean a person who destroys things.
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I've searched meaning of the word 'Naasik' and it means ' devotee, worshiper' in Arabic, as we say 'Manasik e Hajj' i.e. ibadaat (prayers, etc) related to Hajj.