Two years ago, a book exhibition took place in Karachi. I noticed English translation of poetry of Jalaluddin Rumi printed with beautiful borders as we print glorious Quran. I also learned that Rumi's poetry had become so popular in Europe and USA as to be sung by many popular singers including Madonna. Allamah Iqbal took the tradition of Rumi a step further by absorbing the meaning of Quran and elaborating it in his poetry so that listeners are convinced that it is the only correct course. A maulvi or scholar just copies down the words of Divine message with reference to chapter and verse number, whereas a poet concentrates only on the message and absorbs it in his brain and soul. Then he writes poetry so that reading a piece of poetry compels the reader to come in to action! Since holy Quran is the single source of Divine guidance, everything from past to future is recorded in to it. Dr Iqbal had understood the system of meaning in Quran and warned his readers about the reality of this age:
غارت گرِ دین ہے یہ زمانہ
ہے نہاد اس کی کافرانہ
(This age is destroyer of faith. Inherently it is in denial of Reality).
Iqbal did not speak so much of coming of Imam Mehdi, as it was his age and Imam Mehdi was not to come in the 20th century. Iqbal wanted the ummah to raise up and overthrow the yoke of subjugation, instead of waiting idly by for Imam Mehdi. He did in fact declare start of the last age by saying:
کھُل گئے یاجوج و ماجوج کے لشکر تمام
چشمِ مسلم دیکھ لے تفسیر حرف ینسلون
His poem "Tuloue Islam " paints a heartening picture of rise of Islam in the coming era:
سرشکِ چشم مسلم میں ہے نیساں کا اثر پیدا
خلیل اللہ کے دریا میں ہوں گے پھر گہر پیدا
کتاب ملت بیضا کی پھر شیرازہ بندی ہے
یہ خاک ہاشمی کرنے کو ہے پھر برگ و بر پیدا
اگر عثمانیوں پر کوہ غم ٹوٹا تو کیا غم ہے
کہ خونِ صد ہزار انجم سے ہوتی ہے سحر پیدا
جہاں بانی سے ہے دشوار تر کار جہاں بینی
جگر خوں ہوتو ہوتی ہےچشمِ دل میں نظر پیدا
ہزاروں سال نرگس اپنی بے نوری پہ روتی ہے
بڑی مشکل سے ہوتا ہے چمن میں دیدہ ور پیدا
Iqbal was a seer who could see the future of world of Islam in the light of Qurane Karim. He spent most of his time in reading Quran and explaining its meaning in his poetry. He wrote poetry in Persian as well as Urdu so that the Central Asian Muslim nations, Iran and Afghanistan could get benefit of his knowledge.
British were ruling India but that did not deter Dr Iqbal to declare in unambiguous terms:
ااور یہ اہل کلیسا کا نظام تعلیم
ایک سازش ہے فقط دین و مروت کے خلاف
Iqbal did not write to please one nation. He was poet of Ummah and he learned Arabic, Persian and Urdu to spread his message, which is in fact message of holy Quran. Today we can see the rule of satanic powers as Iqbal has foreseen in "Iblis ki majlise shoora" (Parliament of satan). This marvelous poem appears in his last Urdu collection "Armighane Hijaz". Unfortunately some writers criticize Iqbal without reading this wonderful poem.
Muhammad Javed Iqbal
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