Great Sayings
Allama Iqbal Poetry کلام علامہ محمد اقبال (Bang-e-Dra-163) Tulu-e-Islam ( طلوع اسلام ) (The Rise of Islam) Tulu -e-Islam THE RISE OF ISLAM Those who prided themselves on their alchemy are the dust of the wayside; Those who kept their forehead upon the dust emerged as the makers of elixir. Our slow‐running messenger brought the tidings of life; Those to whom the lightning gave news emerged unknowing. The Shrine was disgraced by the lack of foresight of the old keeper of the shrine; But how our Tartar heroes emerged as young men of vision! Those who soar aloft and light the sky say this to the earth, ‘These earth‐bound creatures emerged more lively, more stable and more shining.’ In the world, the people of faith live like the sun; Here they sink, there they arise, there they sink, here they arise! The certainty of individuals is the capital for building the community; This is the power which draws the portrait of the fate o...