Poems written between 1908 and 1923, in which
Iqbal reminds Muslims of their past greatness and calls for the
brotherhood and unity that transcend territorial boundaries. He
urges the ummah to live a life of servitude to God, of sacrifice
and of action so that they may attain once more the high
civilisation that was once theirs. Yam Awr Syair (The Poet and
the Cradle), Shikwa (Complaint to God), Jawab-i-Shikwa
(Response to a Complain), Kiezr-i-Rah (Guidance) and Tulu'i
Islam (Light of Islam) are considered among the greatest
Islamic poems. Love and the Self reverberate as important
themes throughout this section.