I lead no party I follow no leader. I have given the best part of my life to careful study of Islam, its law and polity, its culture, its history and its literature. Muhammad Iqbal on life
People who have no hold over their process of thinking are likely to be ruined by liberty of thought. If thought is immature, liberty of thought becomes a method of converting men into animals. Muhammad Iqbal on men
The ultimate aim of the ego is not to see something, but to be something. Muhammad Iqbal on motivational
It is the nature of the self to manifest itself, In every atom slumbers the might of the self. Muhammad Iqbal on nature
The possibility of a scientific treatment of history means a wider experience, a greater maturity of practical reason, and finally a fuller realization of certain basic ideas regarding the nature of life and time. Muhammad Iqbal on nature
The scientific observer of Nature is a kind of mystic seeker in the act of prayer. Muhammad Iqbal on nature
When truth has no burning, then it is philosophy, when it gets burning from the heart, it becomes poetry. Muhammad Iqbal on poetry
If the object of poetry is, to make men, then poetry is the heir of prophecy. Muhammad Iqbal on poetry
Art: If the object of poetry is, to make men, then poetry is the heir of prophecy. Muhammad Iqbal on poetry
Words, without power, is mere philosophy. Muhammad Iqbal on power
Vision without power does bring moral elevation but cannot give a lasting culture. Muhammad Iqbal on power
If faith is lost, there is no security and there is no life for him who does not adhere to religion. Muhammad Iqbal on religion
Indeed, in view of its function, religion stands in greater need of a rational foundation of its ultimate principles than even the dogmas of science. Muhammad Iqbal on religion
Yet higher religion, which is only a search for a larger life, is essentially experience and recognized the necessity of experience as its foundation long before science learnt to do so. Muhammad Iqbal on religion
Indeed, in view of its function, religion stands in greater need of a rational foundation of its ultimate principles than even the dogmas of science. Muhammad Iqbal on science
Yet higher religion, which is only a search for a larger life, is essentially experience and recognized the necessity of experience as its foundation long before science learnt to do so. Muhammad Iqbal on science
When truth has no burning, then it is philosophy, when it gets burning from the heart, it becomes poetry. Muhammad Iqbal on truth
The truth is that the religious and the scientific processes, though involving different methods, are identical in their final aim. Both aim at reaching the most real. Muhammad Iqbal on truth