Foreign thinker
Muhammad Iqbal
Muhammad IqbalPhilosophy and LiteratureIndian1877–1938
If you come to yourself, you reach God; and if you do not come to yourself, you reach God.
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Mohammad Iqbal Lahori (1877–1938) was a Muslim poet, philosopher, and politician of the Indian subcontinent, known in Pakistan as the "National Poet." He composed a large part of his works in Persian and holds a special place in Iran due to his devotion to Rumi and his Islamic thought.
