Re: Was Iqbal pro sufism?
If you look at the history, Muslim Arabs first reached coastal areas of Southern India and Malabar, but Islam was not accepted by locals in vast majority. Even during around 350 years of Arab rule on Sindh and Multan, there was no major conversion. It is interesting to note that Ismaili (Qaramati) preachers preached to locals (Multan in 10th & 11th century) in their local languages without changing the names of gods and other religious concepts. Dus otaar is not a religious book of Hindus , but a religious book of Ismailis who converted due to this preach.
The sizable majority converted in 12th and 13th centuries when Muslim sufis came in sub-continent after Ghaznavi’s attacks on India and Mongols attacks on central Asian cities.