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November - The birthday of Iqbal
The poetry and philosophy of
Mawlana Rumi bore the deepest influence on Allama Iqbal's mind. Deeply
grounded in religion since childhood, Iqbal began intensely
concentrating on the study of Islam, the culture
and history of Islamic civilization and its political future, while
embracing Rumi as "his guide". Iqbal would feature Rumi in the role of
guide in many of his poems. Iqbal's works focus on reminding his readers
of the past glories of Islamic civilization, and delivering the message
of a pure, spiritual focus on Islam as a source for sociopolitical
liberation and greatness. Iqbal denounced political divisions within and
amongst Muslim nations, and frequently alluded to and spoke in terms of
the global Muslim community or the Ummah.
"Nations are born in the hearts of poets, they prosper and die in the hands of politicians." - Allama Dr Muhammad Iqbal
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