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008			261007s1997 ii 0 eng d
020			_a9780195639797
020			_a0195639790
040			_aInACL _beng _erda _cInACL
082	0	4	_a891.439 _bIQB _223
100	1		_aSingh, Iqbal _eauthor
245	1	4	_aThe ardent pilgrim : _ban introduction to the life and work of Mohammed Iqbal / _cSingh, Iqbal
264		1	_aDelhi : _bOxford University Press, _c1997
300			_a181 pages
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_aMohammed Iqbal, one of the pre-eminent Urdu and Persian poets of our time, had described himself in one of his couplets as a sum of contradictions. This book is an attempt at understanding the contradictions that made him legendary as a poet and valorized as a prophet of pan-Islamic ideas. Iqbal Singh investigates the poet's personality through a study of his poetry, while situating him within his political and social context.In doing so, the author vividly depicts pre-Partition India, as well as the character of the Muslim intelligentsia and its dilemmas at the time.Originally published in 1951, this biography has now been thoroughly revised with the help of a great deal of biographical material that has been unearthed since. The author has added a chapter which explores Iqbal's personal life, including his relations with his three wives and his alienation from his elder son. In thi
650		0	_aIqbal, Muhammad, Sir, 1877-1938
650		0	_aPoets, Urdu -- India -- Biography
650		0	_aPoets, Persian -- India -- Biography
650		0	_aBiography
650		0	_aPersian Poets
650		0	_aPoets, Persian
650		0	_aPoets, Urdu
650		0	_aUrdu Poets
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