Lahore — 25 March 2026: While the world remembers Allama Mohammad Iqbal as the Poet of the East and the ideological father of Pakistan, the sacred teachings preserved in Iqbal and Faqr — authored by Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen, Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Najib-ur-Rehman Madzillah ul Aqdas — reveal a far deeper truth: Iqbal was also a Mystic, a passionate seeker of Allah, and a devoted traveller of the path of Faqr.
Iqbal the Mystic
Iqbal himself declared: “Do not think that my poetry is just some words from merely another man — I am the confidant of the most hidden secrets.” His poetry was not literary expression alone. It was Divinely inspired revelation, born from his deep immersion in the path of Faqr — the path of Divine vision and presence in the Mohammadan Assembly.
Iqbal was associated with the Qadri order and received spiritual beneficence from Rumi, whose Mathnawi he studied with such love and reverence that Rumi’s soul blessed him directly. This is why Iqbal honoured Rumi as his spiritual guide throughout his work.
What is Faqr?
Faqr is not poverty. It is the highest spiritual station about which the Holy Prophet ﷺ declared: “Faqr is my pride and Faqr is from me.” Iqbal describes it beautifully — Faqr is the sword that makes a believer as powerful as Ali ibn Abi Talib and Khalid ibn al-Walid. It is the treasure that Muslims have lost, and losing it is precisely the reason for their decline across the world.
As Iqbal wrote: “Since the time Muslims lost Faqr, they were neither entrusted with worldly imperialism nor spiritual wealth.”
The Seeker of Allah
Iqbal’s greatest message to the youth was to become a true seeker of Allah — symbolised by the falcon — not a seeker of the world or even the hereafter. The falcon soars high, eats no carrion, builds no nest and fears no storm. These, Iqbal taught, are the very attributes of the soul that seeks only Allah.
The Path Forward
Iqbal was clear that this path cannot be walked alone. The perfect spiritual guide is essential. Without him, neither the invocation of Ism-e-Allah Zaat is properly granted, nor can the seeker navigate the stations of Faqr. As he wrote: “If a Shoaib (perfect guide) becomes available, the distance from a shepherd to Moses is only two steps.”
Tehreek Dawat-e-Faqr invites all seekers of Divine truth to benefit from the sacred teachings of Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen, Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Najib-ur-Rehman Madzillah ul Aqdas at Masjid Zahra, via Rangilpur Sharif, Sundar Rangeel Pur Sharif, Multan Road, Lahore — and to walk the path that Iqbal himself called the soul of Islam.
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