The Question

For centuries Eastern heart and intellect have been 

absorbed in the question – Does God exist? I propose to 

raise a new question – new, that is to say, for the East – 

Does man exist? 

~ Allama Iqbal (Stray Reflections, 1925 Section)

The Weak and the Strong

The weak lose themselves in God; the strong discover 

Him in themselves. 

~ Allama Iqbal (from Stray Reflections, 1925 Section)

The Ideal of Imagination

It is idle to seek logical truth in poetry.  The ideal of imagination is beauty, not truth.  Do not then try to show a poet's greatness by quoting passages from his works which, in your opinion, embody scientific truth.

~ Allama Iqbal (from Stray Reflections)