Poems No: 12
RUBA`IYAT
BY
ALLAMA MUHAMMAD IQBAL
IMPORTANT
QUESTIONS:-
Q /1: Who was Abraham (AS)?
Ans:
Abraham was the prophet of Allah. He was completely fallen in the love of God.
He was the picture of patience and sacrifice.
Q /2: What is worse than slavery?
OR
How is it to
have no faith, according to Iqbal?
Ans: To
have no true faith in Allah Almighty is worse than slavery. A slave always
obeys his master and a man should also worship his creator.
Q /3: Who cannot compete with the culture or civilization of
Mekka?
Ans: The
European nations cannot compete with the culture or civilization of Mekka.It
has no centre. The Western people are idle and slavish in their thinking.
Q /4: What has made the efforts of Muslims fruitless?
Ans: The
loss or lessening of faith in God and attachment for other (Western) nation has
made the efforts of Muslims fruitless.
Q /5: What is the moral lesson which Allama Iqbal wants to
convey in the poem?
Ans: The
moral is that we should understand our duties as Muslims. We should develop
true faith in God and follow His orders.
Q /6: What does Dr.Iqbal say about the miserable condition of
the Muslims?
Ans: The
Muslims do not love God fully. They are not united. They have lost their mental
peace. They have lost the spiritual passion. Their feelings are skin-deep.
Q/7: Point out the two factors which according to Allama Iqbal
are causes of downfalls of the
Muslims?
Ans:
First the Muslims are not united. They have fallen prey to conflicts. Second,
they have lost the mental peace and spiritual passion. Their feelings are
skin-deep.
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