Iqbal Quotes

“Ki Muhammad se wafa toonay to ham teray hain
Ye jahan cheez hai kiya lauho qalam tere hain”
― Allama Mohammad Iqbal

“The new world is as yet
behind the veil of destiny
In my eyes, however
its dawn has been unveiled”
― Allama Iqbal

“From love's plectrum arises
the song of the string of life
Love is the light of life
love is the fire of life”
― Allama Iqbal

“Reh Gyi Rasm-e-Azan, Rooh-e-Bilali Na Rahi
Falsafa Reh Gya, Talqeen-e-Ghazali Na Rahi

Azan yet sounds, but never now Like Bilal’s, soulfully;
Philosophy, conviction-less, Now mourns its Ghazzali”
― Allama Mohammad Iqbal

“You remember what Goethe said in the moment of his death [...] 'More light.' Death opens up the way to more light, and carries us to those regions where we stand face to face with eternal Beauty and Truth. I remember the time when I read Goethe's poems with you, and I hope you also remember those happy days when we were so near to each other spiritually speaking.

Iqbals Briefwechsel mit Emma Wegenast (S. 45, Iqbal and Goethe, Christina Oesterheld)”
― Muhammad Iqbal

“If you wish to be heard in the noise of this world, let your soul be dominated by a single idea. It is the man with a single idea who creates political and social revolutions, establishes empires and gives law to the world.”
― Muhammad Iqbal, Stray reflections: the private notebook of Muhammad Iqbal

“Javid, di manakah lagi dapat aku temui
pujangga sepertimu; pemilik kata-kata indah
tetapi adakala datang seperti panah tajam yang menyala
puisimu adalah sejambak bunga pada musim semi
tetapi puisimu juga adalah sebilah belati
pada musim yang lain - datang menikam tanpa belas

(Perjalanan 28)”
― S.M. Zakir, Perjalanan Sang Zaman

“The reality of the Islamic metaphysical world was not taken seriously despite the fact that Iqbal, who was the ideological founder of Pakistan, had shown much interest in Islamic philosophy, although I do not think that he is really a traditional Islamic philosopher. He himself was influenced by Western philosophy, but at least was intelligent enough to realize the significance of Islamic philosophy. The problem with him was that he did not know Arabic well enough. His Persian was very good, but he could not read all the major texts of Islamic philoso- phy, which are written mostly in Arabic. Nevertheless, he wrote on the development of metaphysics in Persia, and he had some philosophical substance, much more than the other famous reformers who are men- tioned all the time, such as Sir Syed Ahmad Khan or Muh:ammad ‘Abduh.”
― Seyyed Hossein Nasr, در جست‌وجوی امر قدسی

“In Iqbal’s view, the only purpose of the state in Islam was to establish a “spiritual democracy” by implementing the principles of equality, solidarity, and freedom that constituted the essence of the Quranic message. It was in “this sense alone that the State in Islam is a theocracy, not in the sense that it was headed by a representative of God on earth who can always screen his despotic will behind his supposed infallibility.”
― ayesha jalal , The Struggle for Pakistan: A Muslim Homeland and Global Politics

“Kau membina bangsa mencipta negara dari tanah terjajah
Hanya dengan kata-kata menghidup jiwa lama terdedah...
Pada hujan pedih menenggelam daya-cipta
Pada kongkongan tafsir agama yang membuat akal buta
Pada ikatan masyarakat yang berkasta-kasta.”
― Wan Mohd Nor Wan Daud, Mutiara Taman Adabi : Sebuah Puisi Mengenai Agama, Filsafat dan Masyarakat

“Iqbal was the great poet in the world history, who wrote the multiple subjects of morality, humanity, philosophy, love, self, revolution and especially religious values as his spiritual concept of beautiful poetry.”
― Ehsan Sehgal

“Art is a sacred lie.”
― Allama Muhammad Iqbal, Stray Reflection