Srinagar, Apr 21 (KNS): Paying tributes to ‘Poet of the East’ Allama Iqbal (RA) on his 76th death anniversary, the incarcerated chairman of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) Shabir Ahmad Shah on Thursday said the Muslims particularly those of the subcontinent are indebted to this great poet for his invaluable services to Islam.
“Even today, youth enrich themselves through his ever-relevant works,” Shah said in a statement issued to KNS.
“Allama Iqbal’s work is the essence of Islam and is the voice of freedom fighters.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp ChannelThere is guidance for the oppressed nations in his poetry which invokes a spirit of selflessness among Muslims and infuses in them an urge for regaining the lost glory of Islam,” Shah said.
Terming Allama Iqbal (RA) as “ideologue of Pakistan”, Shah said Allama (RA) envisioned the dream of a Muslim state in the subcontinent which is the last hope of Muslims.
“Allama Iqbal (RA) was a thinker of the century whose voice continues to be the voice of subjugated nations of the world,” he said. (KNS)