Allama Iqbal Was Not A Mere Poet

totallyama Iqbal Was Not A Mere PoetIn this paper, I allow for crusade to throw argus-eyed upon Iqbals lifespan and his special kindle in promoting Khudi the cabalistics of self in y go forthh and the issues pertaining to Moslem Ummah in todays succession. Allama Iqbal was non a mere poet, in fact he was a considerable Philosopher and Thinker, a geo- disposalal analyst, and a visionary. To be more than precise, he was mystic poet a saint who was assigned the task to alter the lives of Moslems finished his poetry. As Allama Sahib himself said,I am two personalities in unitaryness the outer is practical and business-the uni melodic phrases of, the upcountry is dreamer, philosopher and mystic.Furthermore, in one of the words round his basic life sk etc., Mustansir Mir wrote,Iqbal is capable of theme biting satire. two examples argon Give Me a nonher Adversary, in which ogre argues that he deserves a better rival than Adam, and Scorpion Land, which criticizes slav e mentality.Allama IqbalBefore, exploring the mystic creation of Iqbal, lets form a general view on his life.Allama Iqbal, great(p) poet-philosopher and sp remedyly political leader, was born at Sialkot, Punjab, in 1877. He descended from a family of Kashmiri Brahmins, who had embraced Islam about 300 years earlier.Iqbal received his early education in the traditional maktab. Later he joined the Sialkot Mission School, from where he passed his matric examination. In 1897, he obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Government College, Lahore. Two years later, he secured his Masters Degree and was appointed in the oriental College, Lahore, as a lecturer of score, philosophy and English. He later proceeded to europium for higher studies. Having obtained a degree at Cambridge, he secured his doctorate at Munich and fin exclusivelyy pendent as a barrister.He returned to India in 1908. at whatso eer rate teaching and practicing law, Iqbal continued to write poetry. He resigned from government service in 1911 and took up the task of propagating individual thinking among the Islamics through his poetry.By 1928, his account as a great Muslim philosopher was solidly established and he was invited to deliver lectures at Hyderabad, Aligarh and Madras. These series of lectures were later published as a carry The Reconstruction of apparitional Thought in Islam. In 1930, Iqbal was invited to com spelld over the open session of the Muslim League at Allahabad. In his historic Allahabad Address, Iqbal visualized an independent and sovereign say for the Muslims of North- westboundern India. In 1932, Iqbal came to England as a Muslim delegate to the Third Round Table Conference.In later years, when the Quaid had left India and was residing in England, Allama Iqbal wrote to him conveying to him his personal views on political problems and state of affairs of the Indian Muslims, and to a fault persuading him to come back. These letters argon dated from June 1936 to November 1937. This series of correspondence is now a part of eventful historic documents concerning Pakistans struggle for freedom.On April 21, 1938, the great Muslim poet-philosopher and champion of the Muslim cause, passed away. He lies buried next to the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore.Literature review more mountain fox conducted research on Iqbals life. This list of muckle does not consist of that Muslims rather Non-Muslims ar far ahead in this field. Although Iqbals poetry was supposed to shake Muslims, nonethe slight, on well-nigh of the occasions it is witnessed that West has taken advantage of it far better than we did. Similarly, Muslims in Iran and Turkey are quite fond of Iqbals poetical exploit. However, change is in the air. A aesthesis of responsibility has arisen in Pakistani Muslims therefore, both(prenominal) radical steps necessitate been taken for promoting the sum of Iqbal. The notable example in this context is of Iqbal Academy. gayy a(prenominal ) articles, keeps and papers submit been written on his life and gain. Apart from that both(prenominal)(prenominal) former(a) autohers the likes of Late Prof. Muhammad Munaw fight Mirza, A.R.Tariq, Maqbool Elahi, Alia Naushahi etc. acquit done some notable work in this area. They have discussed different aspects of Iqbals personality. For example, Alia Saleem Naushahi in her book Wasteland and Javednama did a comparative study of the worldviews of Muhammad Iqbal and T.S.Eliot. In this book she discussed the straight purpose and nature of poets in the light of Iqbal and Eliots work. single of the quotations explaining the importance of poets in a society is as follows,A nation without a poet is like a heap of clay.(Iqbals line quoted by Dr. Annmarie Schimmel in her Gabriels Wing.)The nature of a poet is entirely searchingHe is the creator and cherisher of wishesThe poet is like the heart in the breast of the nation(Javed Nama, 724)Alia further writes in her book according t o Mustansir Mir, the poet give the axe be termed as an eye of the nation. This metaphor brings to mind three roles of the poet, Those of talent scout (like the eye, the poet looks out, guiding the nation on its path), visionary (like a sheer, he has brainwave into the future and wishes to share this with others) and a fountainhead-wisher or comforter (he is unspoiled of sympathy for the other members of society and like the eye weeps for their suffering). The poet and then(prenominal) serves as the corporate conscience of the people.Allama Iqbal, no doubt, was a poet like Alia has described. He is the collective conscience of the people. Since we have forgotten him and his work, and then we have started losing the conscience and have doomed the way. The reason basis foracquiring Iqbal is beautifully described in a book How to read Iqbal by Shansur Rahman Farooqi. He writes in his book,But a reason for their declining popularity with the common reader could be that he is not all that excited with Iqbals role as Haki-ul-Ummat and Shair-e-Mashriq.I person booster enjoyed reading Munawwar Mirzas work. Prof. Muhammad Munawwar Mirza was a prominent Iqbal scholar, historian, writer and intellectual from Pakistan. He wrote a number ofbooks and journals on Allama Iqbals life and work. Iqbal, for him, was a passion not a profession.He is super well-qualified on writing about Iqbals work life. Dimensions of Iqbal is seventh, further threesome to appear in English, book devoted exclusively to Iqbalian Studies. Each article opens innovative vistas of thought and, in a sense all these articles could be regarded as so m whatsoever paths leading to the same summit of apprehensiveness. It is raise to note that Munawwar Mirza has selected an article for the opening of this volume that recapitulates the process of growth of Iqbals minds and offers a brief overview of his litereary achievements. In this book, chapters like Iqbal on Self-Evasion, Iqbal on Metaphori cal ending and Iqbal and the test of Faith emphasize upon the subject of self realization, its stages and different obstacles that adherence the way to realize ones self, that is, the pre-ontological principle of all existence.In the twenty starting prison term century, Iqbalaian Studies has taken the advantage of technology. There are a number of websites, electronic juournal and articles on the life and work of Allama Iqbal. Some of the notable examples in this context are of DISNA base (disna.us) allamaiqbal.com. They not save provide poetry in different languages but explanation of verses is also there for the better understanding of the reader. These sites also include articles by foreign authors like Safet Becktovit, Lissi Ramussen, Prof. Dr. Annemarie Schimmel and Dr. Theodore Jrgensen.Nevertheless, less work has been done on discussing the lifetimeual dimensions of Muhammad Iqbal. Most of the time, he is barely considered a revolutionary poet and a great philosopher . No doubt he was that, but he was not like other revolutionary thinkers and poets. He was a foreseer and a saint a Darwaish Qalandar. As in the book Dimensions Of Iqbal Prof. Munawwar quoted Iqbals address to Cambridge students in December 1931 in London. He said,I would like to offer a few pieces of advice to the young men who are at pre move studying at Cambridge. I advise you to guard against atheism and materialism. The biggest blunder make by Europe was the separation of church building and State. This take their culture of moral soul and diverted it to the atheistic materialism. I had twenty-five years ago seen through the drawbacks of this nicety and therefore had made some prophecies. They had been delivered by my tongue although I did not quite understand. This happened in 1907- after(prenominal)(prenominal) sixsome or seven years, my prophecies came accredited, word by word. The European war of 1914 was an outcome of the afore-said mistakes made by the European Nations in the separation of the Church and the State.There are many examples of Allama Iqbals prevision and many of them are mentioned in this book. However, we Muslims ignore them on most of the occasions and our enemies are well apprised of the importance of Iqbals foresights. We have been strayed from this path deliberately through a well planned game. But it is the time that we exalt Iqbal in our lives, in ramble to achieve what we are destined for. In this paper, I go out try to explore the mystic and mysterious world dimensions of Iqbal in the light of his and Prof. Munawwars work.Iqbal The mysteriousAllama Iqbal was a mysterious man. He was an extraordinary person. The title Thinker of Pakistan does not do justice he was more than that Thinker of Ummat e Muslima. He was aforeseer and revolutionary figure. His entire work is based on ledger and hadith. His poetry was not only for the making of Pakistan, in fact his work is for this age and the coming one too. Asthe famous Iranian poet Bahar said,Our time is Iqbals time.Similarly, Prof. Arnold famous teacher of Allama Iqbal said on an occasion,Iqbal is a man of his age. He is a man ahead of his age and he is a man at war with his age.Our enemies are well aware of Iqbals importance. Deliberate attempts are made for side lining him from our lives, as they rear endnot eliminate his work completely. In order, to fill out their actual objectives one should be familiar with the hidden and inside(a) personality of Allama Iqbal.Mystic and mysterious Iqbal is symbolise among us in one way or other. Many people have thrown light upon his this dimension. In the coming passages, I testament explain it with the help of some incidents narrated by notable figures.Iqbal had secret meetings with saints. The following incident was quoted by Khurshid Nadeem in his program Alf. The actual narrator of this incident is Allama Iqbals special servant Ali Bakhsh. nonpareil night Iqbal called me in his room. It was quite late when I entered I adage that a very pietistic man with bright face was seance on the sofa and Iqbal was on the floor pressing his legs. I had neer seen that customer before in my life. Iqbal asked me to bring three glasses of refreshful Lasi. I was astonished because it was impossible to find it at that time. But I left. When I went out of the house, I see another sacred man selling milk and yougurt. I went there and asked him for three glasses of gratifying Lassi. He gave it to me in a bowl but when I essay to pay him, he plainly ref employ and said, It is ok in the midst of me and Iqbal. Later, I gave it to Iqbal and he filled first glass of Lassi and presented it to the pious guest. afterwards the guest drank it Iqbal presented him another glass. But when he presented him third glass he refused to take it and said, You should present too. accordingly Iqbal asked me to leave. After some time, he called me again and asked me to accompany the guest to the door. The pious guest was ahead of me and as I reached the gate, I saw the pious guest disappeared on the road. When I looked out, n both there was any range, nor the pious shop keeper. I was shocked. I asked Iqbal about the two pious persons but he refused to tell me. Nonetheless, I kept on inquire him for next few days and at last he told me that the pious guest sitting in the room was Hazrat Khwaja Moin ud Din Chisti (R.A.) and the pious shop keeper was Hazrat Ali Hajveri (R.A.) agnizen as Daata Ganj Bakhsh. But he forbid me about telling it to anyone else.Dr. Javed Iqbal verified that Ali Bakhsh also told him about it. Moreover, Prof. Munawwar Mirza also quoted it in his book.Allama Iqbal was sent to this world as a visionary and a seer. He was a threat to them who wanted to control people and make them their slaves. Iqbal had the ability to revive the lost soul. He shook the basis of Zionist system with his poetry. detached Masons and Zionists have one basic rule Do not be afraid of huge armies and weapons, be afraid of philosophers and thinkers andespecially those one who earth-closet instill a new spirit in the dead bodies and minds of people. Thus, Iqbal is a clear threat to the latest agenda of Zionists and Masons. They are making us slaves by positive our mind, food, education and last-ditchly our soul.The whole point cigaret removing Iqbals work from our lives is that then we entrust not be able to decipher the complicated dirty tricks of these people. Allama Iqbal is not only a threat to Zionists because of his work he is a danger to them because his ideas are based on Pan-Islamism. He was a staunch supporter of Caliphate. He was called Hakeem-ul-Ummat because he had the answers to the issues pertaining to Muslims at that time and also at this time. In order to understand this, one should be aware of the three authorised phases/ stages of Muslim Civilization.Qurun-e-Ula The first stage of Muslim civilization which started after the deat h of our dear Holy illusionist (May quiet and blessings be upon Him.) During this age, Muslims were at peak. They were strong not only ideologically but also economically. In fact, all the major Muslim cities were centre of gravity. Muslims were set about pages their ideology, piety and values to other cities and conquered a number of places.After Qurun-e-Ula After many 100 years of Qurun-e-Ula, the blurb stage of Muslim civilization started. During this limit, Muslims were not expanding their boundaries rather they were defending their holy lands. Although they were under attack during this time, unless they were stable and strong due to the staunch believe in worship and adherence to the ideology. They faced the great massacre in Baghdad by Genghis Khan. Nonetheless, they bore it with patience and quickly gathered their strengths and fought gracefully with the hunting expeditionrs. Ottoman empire also came to peak during this time. In short, Muslims faced trouble in the second stage however, they were still at peak.Doomed Gloomed The third stage of Muslim civilization was full of gloom. It started almost 250 years later especially with 1757 war of Plessey. East India Company invaded Bengal and the downfall of Muslims started. It became worse with the downfall of Ottoman pudding stone in 1921. Muslims were unable to stabilize themselves because they were in slumber oblivious(predicate) of their ideology. It was this period during which Allama Iqbal was born. It was decided with his birth that the rise of Muslims impart start.One incredulity a lot arises that if Iqbal was destined to change the conditions of Muslims and unite them to form Caliphate again then wherefore he was born in this region Pakistan? Well, the answer to this question unveils the futurist importance of this area.Being a Muslim we all are aware of Ghazwa-i-Hind. Many Hadiths point toward this event. Some of them areHadith1Hazrat Kaab R.A. narrated. Once Holy Prophet (May pause and Blessings be upon Him) said,One of the Kings of Bait-ul-Muqadas entrust launch Battalion to India. Muslims result conquer India, capture their treasures, then King exit use these treasures to lop Bait-ul-Muqadas. That Battalion get out present the rulers of India restrained with clutches in front line of King. His warriors with permission of King depart conquer all the area between east and west and will stay in India will the stretch of Dajjal.Hadith2Hazrat Sufwan bin Umru R.A. narrated that Holy Prophet Peace and Blessings upon him said, some people from my Ummah will fight India and Allah will give them success till they willenchain the rulers of India in clutches. Allah will forgive sins of these Mujahadeens / warriors. And on their way back to capital of Syria they will find Hazrat Essa A.S.Hadith3Holy Prophet (PBUH) Discussed India with Hazrat Abu Huraira (RA) and told thatOne of your Battalion will fight in India, Allah will give success to them to the leve l that they (Mujahideen) will enchain their (Hindus) rulers with clutches, and Allah will forgive sins of these warriors and when they return they will find Hazrat Esa (AS) in Damascus.Hazrat Abu Huraira (R.A.) said,If I had opportunity to participate in this war then I will sell all of my old and new belongings and will participate. When Allah will give us success and when we will return I will be an independent Abu Huraira who will come to Damascus and will find Hazrat Esa (AS). O my Holy Prophet (PBUH) I will have very strong desire at that time to got to him and tell him that I am your companion.There is no doubt in it that whatever is told to us, will be fulfilled now or then. We are at date with highly educated and equipped people. They are not only qualified in worldly knowledge but they have also alter in all those disciplines which could be useful and harmful for them. Zionists and Free Masons do know that their final show down will be with Muslims. Therefore, they are en chaining our minds and soul so that we could not fight them when the time reaches. Allama Iqbals poetry makes a person free thinker. He questions the lies and appreciates the truth. Iqbals poetry makes a Muslim Moomin. And the history verifies that a moomin fights fearlessly even if he does not have any worldly support. Our enemies are not unaware of Battle of Badar, Battle of Uhad, Crusade Wars..etc. This list can go on and on. Therefore, the solution for avoiding such slips in future isThe mendicant whom death cant affright,Take Mohammads soul from his postage and expedite.(ORDERS OF SATAN TO HIS POLITICAL PROGENY)Strategies utilise by enemiesNow lets analyze the methods which Zionist lobby has used for removing Iqbal from our lives.There was a time when Iqbal was part of our syllabus. We were used to read his poems in our Urdu books since 2nd standard. Almost ten years back, six poems of Iqbal were part of Matriculation and Intermediate course. But it has been reduced to two. Another important point is that books like Darb-i-Kalim, Israr-i-Khud, Ramuz-i-Bekhudi and Armaghan-i-Hijaz never made to the syllabus. These are the books which reveal the secrets of ones confessedly self. In these books Iqbal has taken reality to the extreme heights. Especially in Ramuz-i-Bekhudi, he has presented such kind of requests to Holy Prophet (May Peace and Blessing be upon Him) which shakes the Mulla system created by the Zionist lobby. He says,But now the Muslim is estranged a newUnto the Prophets secret now once moreGods sanctuary is an idols shrineManat and Lat, Hubal and Uzza-eachCarries an idol to his bosom claspedOur sheikh-no Brahman is so infidel, desire his somnath stands within his head.Arabia deserted he is gonewith all his worlds baggage, slumberousthirty years back, all(prenominal) child knew famous poem Lab py Ati Hai know as Bachay ki Dua (Childs Prayer). Every single verse of this poem instills the spirit of morality, responsibility and love for trust , education and country. But now we teach our children illumination Twinkle, Baba Black Sheep or Jingle Bells. It did not happen quickly, slowly and gradually, Zionist agenda fed us through media and our government. Hence, nowadays you are reversed if you know Iqbal or read any of his work.Another method employed for stopping Iqbal is by stopping those who labour him. Many such incidents have been noticed. One of the prominent examples in this context is of Dr. Annemarie Schimmel. She was immensely loved by people during her life. Her work was used to be published and appreciated. But now, after her death, her books are neither published nor discussed in public. It is because she devoted her whole life in studying, understanding and promoting love for Sufism and Islam. Her work includes Gabriels Wing Study into the Religious Ideas of Sir Muhammad Iqbal, Rumis World The Life and Works of the Greatest Sufi Poet, Mystical Dimensions of Islam etc. If her work is still published and p romoted as it was done in her life, then Zionists would not have achieved the goal of spreading disinformation and hatred.One last and the most foolish way of spreading hatred for Iqbal is by spreading disinformation among people about his personality. For example, some people often accuse Iqbal for existence alcoholic. Well, they never give a satisfactory and logical proof for such nonsense. However, I would like to share one incident which would be enough for proving it wrong.When Iqbal was an babe her mother (Immam BiBi) stopped feeding her because she was doubtful about the source of income of Nur Muhammed (father of Iqbal). He tried to convince her that his source of earning was legal and legitimate. But she plainly refused to look at it. Moreover, she did not feed him until she became sure about the source of earning.Now the question arises, how a person can consume something which is prohibited in Islam and also when he is quite close to Allah overlord and Holy Prophet (M ay Peace and Blessings be upon Him). He was brought up in an environment which was according to the legitimate spirit of Islam. Such propaganda is initiated just to defame one, but all such attempts are lame in this case.Issues faced by Islam and MuslimsWhat issues are we facing today?In this age Muslims and Islam are encircled by mixed issues and problems. Nonetheless, the purpose behind raising such problems is to weaken them. Lets have a brief look on some ofthese issues.The Muslim countries, nowadays, are either invaded by Jews or Christians or face different types of bans. For example, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, linked Arab Emirates etc. are invaded or occupied by American forces Zionists. On the other hand, countries like Pakistan, Iran, Syria, Jordan, Egypt and Turkey are facing various(a) bans only if because they still have their own opinion and the ability to defend them. One interesting thing is that Pakistan is the only Muslim country which i s also a nuclear power. That is why, it faces the most problems. After her comes Iran which is struggling hard to be a nuclear power. Nevertheless, here I will discuss issues pertaining to Pakistan.Pakistan is that country which is an ally of America in the war against terrorism yet she is passing through the most difficult phase. Terrorist activities like suicide bombings, drone attacks, interventions of foreign secret agencies in our defense programs and in a higher place all imposition of puppet government on us. Through this government they are buying the assets of Pakistan and making us their slaves. They want everyone to think nation to be the only solution of every problem. For achieving this solution, they are trying to impose it everywhere especially in Muslim countries.They are not only making us their slaves by controlling our Parliament and President House they are doing this job in a far better way through media. With the help of Print and electronic media, they are i mplanting their ideas in our minds so that we could become better slaves. Some people deny this bitter reality because they consider themselves clever and intelligent. Nonetheless, they are unaware of the fact that our enemies are clever enough not to be out smarted.The biggest problem, in my opinion, is that we consider every single thing to be true which comes from west. Today our source of information and education is America and Europe. They are educated, cultured, contemporary and intelligent nations. Ok True if definition of education, culture, intelligence, and modernization is materialism then they are what people think of them. But for me they are in the state of biggest crisis. In short, they are feeding us dont think just let what West tells you?Be realistic is another problem i.e. keep religion out of your daily life business. It is for special occasions only.SolutionsMost of the higher up mentioned issues were faced by western countries in early 1900s. It was the tim e when they were being made slaves by Zionist lobby. This fact is quite confusing because what we, Muslims, know is that we are hated because of our religion. It is true, but still there is a dissipate free radical which is working for some big agenda an ultimate goal. That group believes in only two classes elite class working class. This group has been there for centuries. In the time of Crusade wars they existed with the name Templar Knights. Nowadays, they are present under different titles according to hierarchy like Zionists, Free Masons Satanists (member of Illuminati). Their ultimate goal is to promote New World Order (NWO), the government forAnti-Christ or Dajjal. Being a Muslim we are familiar with Dajjal and his tact. He will rule people because of two reasons.Because most of them would be mentally enchained, thus bodilyly his slave.People would be far away from their religion.In fact, the above mentioned reasons are interrelated. If one is close to the religion an d follows it whole heartedly then Allah Almighty will keep one on the right path and will protect from Dajjals sedition. Therefore, religion is the only key to safety. Among all the religions in the world, Islam is the only one which is safe and protected from the mischief of our enemies. It is the only complete religion which addresses every single problem in this world. Though, Zionists cannot change Islam or leave out it from the face of the Earth, yet they can astray Muslims from the right path. And they do it by initiating new sects, promoting false prophets, and by defaming it. All these techniques are employed today. All of these dirty methods of them are discussed by Iqbal in his writings. Lets discuss them one by one.First, issue was about invading Muslim countries and imposition of their form of governments on us. Our lands are occupied because we have forgotten our religion, values and forefathers. We belong to the quad Caliphs, Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed, Sallah-ud-Din A yubi, Noor-ud-Din Zangi, and Tariq-bin-Ziyad etc. But our problem is that we want Bertrand Russell, Plato, Aristotle, they are the answers to our problems. This current state of ours was being foretold by Iqbal in his poem Khatab-ba-Jawanan-e-Islam (Address to the Youngsters of Islam). Not only in this but he has discussed this state of us in various poems. He did not only identify our problems but gives us the solution. Allama Iqbal rewrite the under table strategies of enemies and gave us the solution to the problem. Islam has already described form of government, Iqbal made it more understandable.In the chapter Iqbals Idea of Democracy of Dimensions of Iqbal, Prof. Munawwar states that democracy of Iqbals zest requires the candidate whose first and foremost qualification is spotless character, freedom from physical and moral infirmities, whereas the elector is required to possess above all other qualifications the attribute of replete(p) reputation as an honest man. Western de mocracy does not lay down such condition. Iqbal discussed it in an article political thought in Islam published in 1910 and he referred to Al-Mawardy in it. For Iqbal, Islamic government has to be Gods kingdom on earth. And this is intolerable for Zionists. Iqbal once wrote to Prof. Nicholson and made the meanings of Islamic government manifest thusThe Kingdom of God on Earth means the democracy of more or less rummy individuals, presided over by the most unique individual possible on this earth.In short, Allama Iqbal wants us to realize that Shariat regime is the beat regime ever known to mankind. Further, it has been practically implemented in the times of Four Caliphs (R.A.). Then why not know? It is due to our mentality.Rest of the three issues has one root cause which is Mind Control. We have become such good slaves that we cannot even differentiate between what is good for us and what is wrong. Education being given to us promotes their school of thought not ours. Their purp ose behind this is to ruin our cultural and religious values. Allama Iqbal has pointed this out in his poem faith and Education in Darb-e-Kalim. He says,I know the modes of those who guide the creed,though lacking truth, of vision boast, indeed.The teaching that the English have devisedGainst Faith and ties has great intrigue contrived.That race is doomed to bondage and much pain,which justice for its self-importance cant attain.The faults of one man Nature can reprieve,but groups for crimes no par don can receive.He continuously wanted to promote Khudi the secret of self in us especially the youth. If we had explored ourselves then the situation wouldnt have worsen like this. As he said,Thou hast lost thy Selfhood, and nowtry thy best to capture it.In hundreds of poems, Iqbal is giving us the message to revive our Khudi and explore our true selfs. It is the key to freedom from the manacles of west. Only then, we will be able to understand the events going almost us. Otherwise , it would be like everything is what it seems. Zionists have taken away our strength, our Khudi, and gave us the shape which is controlled by them. Now the time has come that we distinguish between right and wrong otherwise it would be too late.BEWITCHED BY THE air jacketYour being whole from head to foot reflects the Westher masons in you have shown their art at best.Devoid of self, your frame from clay and water made,Is like a spangled sheath that has no steel or blade.The best excuse which we give for our ignorance is lack of time. We are so much in use(p) in our lives that we dont even have time to prevent our soul from getting infected. We know the solution but cannot adopt it because it requires effort what a commiseration Then what do we complain about? Why do we kvetch against terrorist acts and invasion when we deliberately let them happen? People like Iqbal can only show us the path it is our responsibility to follow it.though YOU ARE BOUND BY CAUSE AND EFFECTThough y ou are bound by cause and effectKeep your heart a little independentIntellect is not free from criticism designate the foundation of your deeds on LoveO Muslim always in your mindKeep the verse La Yukhlif ul miydThis is the message of the Voice of TimeAlways deep in heart Inna wad-Allah i HaqqunConclusionIn sum, the message was in the air and it will always be there. It depends on us whether we want to grasp it or not. Allama Iqbals mystical life work has laid the foundation of a new age. He has foretold us the future by interpreting Quran and Hadith in his poetical and prose work. Prof. Munawwar Mirza in his book