Shikwah – Jawab e Shikwah : Still relevant

Its been over 100 years since Iqbal wrote a marvelous set of iconic poems called ‘Shikwah and Jawab e Shikwah’. For some it was path breaking piece of literature that changed the course of history. Others called it The Renaissance of South Asian Muslims reeling under the cascading effects of 1857 Gadar. I could see no change in the fate of Muslims all over the world ever since ‘The poet of east’ created that literary masterpiece. For me ‘Shaikwah – Jawab e Shikwah’ is as relevant today as it was when it was penned more than a century ago. Here is one of my favorite couplets from Shikwah-Jawab e Shikwah. جن کو آتا نہیں دنیا میں کوئی فن تم ہو نہیں جس قوم کو پرواۓ نشیمن تم ہو