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ALLAMA IQBAL'S LOVE FOR IMAM ALI (A) IN ASRAR-E-KHUDI
Allama Iqbal was called “The Thinker of Pakistan” as he spear-headed the Muslim Renaissance in British India which ultimately culminated in the creation of Pakistanin 1947. He obtained his Doctorate from Germany and was a Barrister, the highest law affiliation in England. He was a Sunni Muslim but had a profound love for Prophet (s)’s Progeny. In one of his Persian books, Asrar-e-Khudi, he had expressed his respectful love and admiration for Imam Ali (a).
Some
of its extracts are reproduced
below:
Muslim e
awwal shahe mardan Ali
Ishq ra
sarmaya e iman Ali
Ali (a) is
the first Muslim and the king of
men, In Love’s eyes, Ali (a) is
the
Treasure of
the faith.
Az wilae dood
manish zinda am
Dar jahan
misle guhar tabinda am
Devotion to
his family inspires me with
life, so that I am shining as a
pearl.
Az rukhe uo
faal Paighambar grift
Millat e Haq
az shikohish far grift
From Ali
(a)’s face, the Prophet(s) drew
many a fair omen, by his majesty
the
true religion
is glorified.
Quwwat e deen
e mubeen farmudaish
Kainaat aaen
pizeer az doodaish
His
commandments are the strength of
Islam, all things pay allegiance
to his House.
Mursal e Haq
kard namish Bu Turab
Haq“Yad
Allah” khawnad dar Ummul Kitab
The
Apostle(s) of God gave him the
name Bu Turab, God in the Quran
called
him “The Hand
of Allah”
Sher e Haq
ien khaak ra taskheer kard
Ien gile
tareek ra akseer kard
Ali (a), “The
Lion of God”subdued the body’s
clay and transmuted this dark
Earth to
gold.
Mutaza (a)
kaz taigh e uo Haq raushan ast
Bu Turab az
fathe aqleem e tan ast
Murtaza(a),
by whose sword the splendor of
truth was revealed, is named
Bu Turab from
his conquest of the body (clay).
Hark e dar
afaaq gardad Bu Turab
Baaz gardanad
za maghrib aftaab
Whosoever in
the world become a Bu Turab,
turns back the Sun from West.
Zairepaaish
ienja shikohe Khyber ast
Dast e uo
Unja khaseem e Kauser ast
Here the
Might of Khyber is under his
feet and in Hereafter his hand
will distribute
the water of
Kauser.
Az khud
aagahi Yadullahi kunad
Az Yadullahi
shahinshahi kunad
Through
self-knowledge, he acts as God’s
Hand and by virtue of being
God’s Hand
he reigns
over every thing.
Zaat e uo
darwaza e shahre uloom
Zair e
farmanish Hijaz o Cheen o Room
He is the
Gate of the City of
Sciences,Arabia, China, and
Greece are under
his governance. |
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