Quotes by Muhammad Iqbal

About Muhammad Iqbal:

Sir Muhammad Iqbal is widely regarded as having inspired the Pakistan Movement. He is considered one of the most important figures in Urdu literature, with literary work in both the Urdu and Persian languages.
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I have seen the movement of the sinews of the sky, And the blood coursing in the veins of the moon.

Muhammad Iqbal

Why hast thou made me born in this country, The inhabitant of which is satisfied with being a slave?

Muhammad Iqbal

Man is primarily governed by passion and instinct.

Muhammad Iqbal

I have never considered myself a poet. I have no interest in poetic artistry.

Muhammad Iqbal

Physiologically less violent and psychologically more suitable to a concrete type of mind.

Muhammad Iqbal

But only a brief moment is granted to the brave one breath or two, whose wage is the long nights of the grave.

Muhammad Iqbal

Plants and minerals are bound to predestination. The faithful is only bound to the Divine orders.

Muhammad Iqbal

Conduct, which involves a decision of the ultimate fate of the agent cannot be based on illusions.

Muhammad Iqbal

Thus passing through the infinite varieties of space we reach the Divine space which is absolutely free from all dimensions and constitutes the meeting point of all infinities.

Muhammad Iqbal

It is the lot of man to share in the deeper aspirations of the universe around him and to share his own destiny as well as that of the universe, now by adjusting himself to its forces, now by putting the whole of his energy to his own ends and purpos...

Muhammad Iqbal

That is why, according to this newer psychology, Christianity has already fulfilled its biological mission, and it is impossible for the modern man to understand its original significance.

Muhammad Iqbal

The soul is neither inside nor outside the body; neither proximate to nor separate from it.

Muhammad Iqbal

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

Muhammad Iqbal

Ki Muhammad se wafa toonay to ham teray hain Ye jahan cheez hai kiya lauho qalam tere hain

Muhammad 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

Muhammad Iqbal

Iqbal, in seinem Poem "Die Moschee von Cordoba"- ein paar Verse daraus: Stein sei es, Farbe, sei's Ton: Wort sei es, Stimme, sei's Ton - Jegliches Wunder der Kunst wächst nur aus Herzensblut - seht! Ja, durch den Tropfen von Blut wird selbst der Fel...

Muhammad Iqbal

he philosophy of Islam will be shown in terms of the modern philosophy, and if there are imperfections in the old ideas then they shall be removed. My task is merely constructive, and in this construction I shall take into consideration the best trad...

Muhammad 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

Muhammad Iqbal

let this be our beautiful departure from stagnation; let our minds come alive; enter another dimension; go beyond the stars eagerly struggling to find that... which our naked eyes did not know existed; rise like a falcon born to soar and not be alone...

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The truth is that the religious and the scientific processes, though involving different methods, are identical in their final aim. Both aim at reaching the most real.

Muhammad Iqbal

Another way of judging the value of a prophet's religious experience, therefore, would be to examine the type of manhood that he has created, and the cultural world that has sprung out of the spirit of his message.

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Author Bio

  • NameMuhammad Iqbal
  • DescriptionUrdu poet and leader of the Pakistan Movement
  • BornNovember 9, 1877
  • DiedApril 21, 1938
  • CountryPakistan; India
  • ProfessionPhilosopher; Writer