Reviving Tawhid

  I qbal was born in Sialkot in the Punjab on February 22, 1877. His ancestors, who were Kashmiri Brahman, had embraced Islam 200 years earlier. Iqbal received his early education in Sialkot then graduated in English literature, philosophy and Arabic from the Government college of Lahore. From 1908 to 1934 he practiced as a lawyer until his health forced him to give up. however due to his varied activities he could not give complete attention to law and he began to devote more time to philosophy and literature and stated regularly attending the meetings of Anjuman Himayat-i-Islam at Lahore. It was at one of its annual function that Iqbal read the groundbreaking  poem Shikwa ("The complaint") and followed it up, a year later with Jawab-i-Shikwa ("The Answer"). Both of these poem made Iqbal famous and even become national song of the millet. thereafter all poems of Allama Iqbal during that period started bearing the spirit of change and revolt. 1.)  Waqt-e-Fursat Ha...

  Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal " I have never considered myself a poet. Therefore, I am not a rival of anyone, and I do not consider anybody my rival. I have no interest in poetic artistry. But, yes, I have a special goal in mind for whose expression I use the medium of poetry considering the condition and the customs of this country." - Allama Iqbal O ne of the greatest Muslim thinker, poet and philosopher of the present era, Dr. Muhammad Iqbal was not only an eloquent poet but also a spiritual guide who gave the Muslim millet a road map suffering from an identity crisis then and now. Allama Iqbal was of the opinion that the youth alone can bring about a difference in the society but was often disappointed seeing the youth dwell upon materialistic western culture and get attracted to its glamour.   Today the condition of the community has deteriorated to such an extent that hesitation, doubt and despondency has become an intrinsic character of a Muslim, the Muslim today ta...