Re: A Muslim Indian never lives in peace
Pakistanis are for the most part monotheists, and so no, Allama Iqbal isn’t one of our ‘Gods.’ But you’re right, he is held in very high esteem, not only by Pakistanis, but also by other Muslims, particularly Iranians and all Urdu speakers really (being one of the greatest Urdu poets).
The particular verse you are quoting is probably this:
Cheen-o-Arab humara, Hindustan humara
Muslim hain hum, watan hai sara jahan humara
Tauheed ki amanat seenon main hai humaray
Asaan nahin mitaana naam-o-nishaan humara***!
This isn’t referring to Pakistanis; *Bang-e-Dara *was written in 1924, when the calls for a seperate state for Muslims were not significant.
Iqbal is simply stating here that a Muslim knows no nationality - Islam isn’t bounded by borders; ourcreed is ‘tawheed’ (Oness in God) and belief in the Prophet (PBUH) and anyone subscribing to those is a Muslim. This is around about the time the Ottoman Caliphate ended (1924), so poems like this were to galvanise Muslims.