The poem was written in the early 1920s soon after World War I, and deals with the aftermath of that war with respect to the Muslims. Though it deals with the defeat and dismemberment of the `Uthmaniyah Khilifah into small secular nation states and complete subjugation of these states by the Western Christian powers at the end of the war, it brings the good news of hope and encouragement. It consists of nine stanzas, each with a different cadence and covers the following subjects:
1. The starting point and the leading theme is the reassuring thought that the time has come for re-awakening of the Muslim world and re-assertion of Islamic values.
2. In order to regain their past glories Muslims must:
(a) Recognize the elevated place of Man in the universe, which can be attained only by acquiring Islamic virtues, and appreciate the unity of mankind, which is above race and color. This is also the essence of the teachings of the Holy Qura'n as has been explained and documented at appropriate places earlier.
(b) Recognize their high destiny as the architect of the new world order.
(c) Review the degeneration of the Muslim world, which has resulted from complaisance and ignoring the message of God in the Holy Qura'n.
(d) Recognize the value of Iman and develop it in their lives.
(e) Work together in the struggle for establishment of a new world order of a united super-national millat instead of unconnected geographical nations.
3. Attention has been drawn to the ethical degeneration of the Western world and society to show the impropriety and inadequacy of their norms as guidelines for the Muslim world.
Негізгі бет Allama Iqbal--Ghulami main na kaam attein hein Tulu e Islam ( Kalam e Iqal )
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