baaki baaton pe mien baad mien aaon ga…par zara Allama ko dekh lien…tum Allama ko quote karr rahe ho kabhi unka kuch parha bhi hai?
abb zara ghorr se parhna ye sabb kuch…
“The scope of my religious knowledge is very limited. I have spent most of my life studying western philosophy. This way of thinking is second nature to me. Consciously or unconsciously, this way of thinking influences my study of Islam. "
(Iqbal Nama Part I pg. 46,47. Published by Sheikh Muhammad Ashraf, Kashmiri Bazar, Lahore)
**Allama Iqbal, held in high esteem by our opponents, also called a ‘Muslim****Thinker’, lamented about the status of Ummah of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him). I t is painful to refer to them as the Ummah of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) because the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) represented what was good and wholesome and to refer to these people as associated with the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) is very uncomfortable. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) himself referred to them as “Their Ulema would be the worst creatures under the firmament of heaven.” He avoided calling them as my Ummah. When talking about his people he said: “The Ulema of my Ummah would be at par with the Israelite prophets.” Muslims of today may consider themselves as the Ummah of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) but their deeds and actions speak otherwise.**
**Allama Iqbal writes: There is an uproar that the Muslims have been wiped out. “We wonder if Muslims ever existed anywhere on earth.” He continues addressing the Muslims: “What are you? Your lifestyle is that of Christians. Your culture is that of Hindus. Even the Jews would be put to shame by your behavior. You call yourselves Sayyed, Mirza, Afghan. You may be everything but tell me - are you Muslim?**
(Jawabe Shikwa Bange Dara First Edition Sept. 1924 and 12th Edition August 1948 page 226).
Allama Iqbal, their own ‘Thinker of Islam’ says: “If you want to see a true expression of the Muslim character, its culture and civilization, you will see it in the people of Qadian.”
(The Muslim Community - A Sociolo gical Study: by Allama lqbal page 23).
**As far as I have understood the belief of Jamaat Ahmadiyya their view that Jesus (peace be on him) died like any other mortal and that the Second Coming of Messiah means a new person in his image and spirit will be born, appears to be reasonable and carries merit.”**
(Allama lqbal’s reply to Pandit Jawarlal Nehru. Printed at Brandreth Road Lahore on Feb. 17th 1936, page 22).