When Iqbal finishes, silence. Then thunderous applause. Some eyes are wet. Some faces show fear. Hindu leaders outside the pandal call it “separatist fantasy.” Muslim conservatives call it “un-Islamic.”
His secretary, Sayyid, enters with a cup of chai. khutba allahabad 1930 in urdu pdf 16
A young listener, Zafar Ali, scribbles notes furiously. Later, he will become a journalist and spread Iqbal’s message across villages. When Iqbal finishes, silence