Remembering Allama Iqbal

Re: # 3

Mishra Sahib, what is grandpas have to do with what Iqbal’s ideology represents? Do you mean to say that if Gandhi’s father was a convicted thief, Indians should reject the Bapu?

His favorite food was Palao and Maash ki Daal (Maash Lentil).

Now 2 shaers for you:

Iqbal baRa updayshak hey, mun batooN maeN monh leta hey
Guftaar ka who Ghazi tu bana, Kirdar ka Ghazi ban na Saka

And

Masjid tu bana di shab bhar maeN, eemaN ki hararat walooN nay
Mun apna purana papee tha, barssoN maeN nimazi ban na Saka

His motivational, inspirational, and philosophical poetry alone is enough of an accomplishment for any human being. He is one of a kind. My only issue with Iqbal is that every thing in Lahore is named after him – from Airport to roads, to restaurants, to Haji da Chabba to PikoRa stand and bicycle repair shop near my house. Let Iqbal rest in peace.

Peace.

a sympathetic article on iqbal from kamath

http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/itihas/vds.htm

An excerpt from Autumn Leaves by Ram Nath Kak may be recalled:

“Another interesting case of a different type is that of Mohammad Iqbal, the poet and originator of the idea of Pakistan. His grandfather Sahaj Ram Sapru, a revenue collector, embezzled funds and when discovered, the Afghan governor Azim Khan gave him the choice of death or conversion to Islam. Sahaj Ram Sapru chose life and, assuming new names (Shaikh Rafiq was one), he and his family moved to Sialkot in the (sic) Punjab. Later Iqbal never acknowledged his native Kashmiri and Indian tradition that his grandfather had been so cruelly forced to renounce.”

[Offtopic].

This topic reminds me of a Letter to Editor that I read in The Nation (paki newspaper). One
guy had read how Iqbals` granddad was converted to Islam. The poor chap was so
distraught and said that Indians` were spreading misinformation on the Internet. He also
asked for some ``knowledgable`` muslim to provide the correct account.
Nobody responded.

Allama Iqbal was the Einstein of Islamofascism........