Though much of Iqbal's best poetry is written in Persian, he is also a poet of colossal stature in Urdu. Shikwa (1909) and Jawab-i-Shikwa (1913) extol the legacy of Islam and its civilising role in history, bemoan the fate of Muslims everywhere, and squarely confront the dilemmas of Islam in modern times. Shikwa is thus, in the form of a complaint to Allah for having let down the Muslims and Jawab-i-Shikwa is Allah's reply to the poet's complaint.
- ISBN10 0195625609
- ISBN13 9780195625608
- Publish Date 11 July 1991 (first published April 1982)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country IN
- Imprint OUP India
- Format Paperback
- Pages 96
- Language English