Muhammad Iqbal
Muhammad Iqbal (1873-1938) was an Indian poet and philosopher. He was known as a leading Muslim thinker who championed Muslim cause in India. He is also known as spiritual father of modern Pakistan. He wrote in Persian, Urdu and English.Wisdom & Quotes
- The religion of that prophet (Karl Marx) who knew not the truth, is founded upon equality of the belly.
- Turk, Persian, Arab
And in throat of each,
The fish hook of Europe.
- Javidnama
- The possessor of a sound heart puts to test his power by entering into big adventures.
- If one cannot live the life of the brave, then it is better to die like the brave.
- Man's place is higher than the sky. Respect for man is the underlying spirit of civilization.
- The man of Love follows the path of God - and shows affection to both the believer and the non-believer.
- When the thinking of a people becomes corrupt, the pure silver becomes impure in its hands.
- Keep away from Democracy, follow the Perfect Man,
- I tell the truth: your enemy is also your friend - his presence makes your life fuller and richer.
- It is heavy upon the heart of the free to live in a world of others.
- We have strayed away from God,
Like us, He is humble and is a
Prisoner of desire:
He is hidden in every atom, and
Yet is a stranger to us:
He is revealed in the moonlight,
And in the embrace of houses.
- A community receives light from its history, it becomes aware of itself by remembrance of its history.
- Preserve your history and become everlasting; receive new life from the times that have gone by.
- Life is a struggle and not a matter of privilege. It is nothing but one's knowledge of the temporal and the spiritual world.
- Everything that possesses life dies if it has to live in uncongenial surroundings.
- From your past emerges the present, and from the present is born your future.
- If truth be not glorified and elevated by our sword, going to war is not good for our community.
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