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Muhammad Iqbal, born on November 9, 1877, and died on April 21, 1938, was one of the most prominent philosophers of the Indian subcontinent in the 20th century. Known as the 'Poet Philosopher', his thoughts had a profound impact on the Islamic revival movement in the Indian subcontinent.

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Famous Muhammad Iqbal Quotes

“Ends and purposes, whether they exist as conscious or subconscious tendencies, form the wrap and woof of our conscious experience.”

Ends Form Purpose Literature Conscious Tendencies Subconscious Wraps

Book:The religious thought in Islam

Source: The religious thought in Islam

“In the first period religious life appears as a form of discipline which the individual or a whole people must accept as an unconditional command without any rational understanding of the ultimate meaning and purpose of that command.”

People Firsts Whole Form Purpose Individual Understanding Religious Accepting Discipline Periods Ultimate Rational Command Unconditional Love Unconditional Religious Life

Author:Muhammad Iqbal

“The ultimate purpose of religious life is to make this evolution move in a direction far more important to the destiny of the ego than the moral health of the social fabric which forms his present environment.”

Important Moving Form Life Is Purpose Social Religious Moral Destiny Environment Evolution Ego Ultimate Fabric Religious Life

Book:Stories and Biographies from Iqbal

Source: Stories and Biographies from 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 purposes.”

Men Wells Ends Whole Purpose Universe Literature Energy Force Destiny Share Deeper Aspiration Adjusting

Book:The pilgrimage of eternity: being an English translation of Muhammad Iqbal's Javid nama by Shaikh Mahmud Ahmad. With a foreword by S. A. Rahman

Source: The pilgrimage of eternity: being an English translation of Muhammad Iqbal's Javid nama by Shaikh Mahmud Ahmad. With a foreword by S. A. Rahman

“Look at the evils of the world around you and protect yourself from them. Our teachers give all the wrong messages to our youth, since they take away the natural flare from the soul. Take it from me that all knowledge is useless until it is connected with your life, because the purpose of knowledge is nothing but to show you the splendors of yourself!”

World Giving Looks Soul Shows Purpose Evil Natural Teacher Youth Protect Messages Connected Useless Splendor Protect Yourself Flare

Author:Muhammad Iqbal

About the Author

Born: November 9, 1877
Died: April 21, 1938
Known for: Philosopher
Quotes: 92

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The religious thought in IslamRelated source material

Iqbal centenary papersRelated source material

Stories and Biographies from IqbalRelated source material

Muslim Political Thought: A ReconstructionRelated source material

Speeches, Writings, and Statements of IqbalRelated source material

The Secrets of the SelfRelated source material

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Javid-Nama (RLE Iran B)Related source material

Baal-e-JibreelRelated source material

Gulshan-i rāz-i jadīd: (New garden of mystery) and Bandagi namah (Book of servitude)Related source material

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