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“The formation of a consolidated North-West Indian Muslim State appears to me to be the final destiny of the Muslims,” said the philosopher-poet. “These temples, churches, mosques—they’re all stomachs ...

The first one, compiled by Ahmed Deen, a close friend of Iqbal, was in fact a critical appreciation of Iqbal but it included a copious selection from Iqbal’s Urdu poetry. Titled Iqbal and ...