The Secrets of Selflessness
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Rumuz-e-Bekhudi was the second philosophical poetry book of Allama Iqbal, the great poet-philosopher of the subcontinent
Indian subcontinent
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. This was a sequel to his first book Asrar-e-Khudi ("the Secrets of the Self").

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Also in Persian and published in 1918
1918 in poetry
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, this group of poems has as its main themes the ideal community
Community
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, Islamic ethical and social principles and the relationship between the individual and society. Although he is true throughout to Islam, Iqbal recognizes also the positive analogous aspects of other religions. The Rumuz-i-Bekhudi (Secrets of Selflessness) complements the emphasis on the self in the Asrar-i-Khudi and the two collections are often put in the same volume under the title Asrar-o-Rumuz. A.J. Arberry's famous English translation of the Rumuz first appeared in 1953. Rumuz-i-Bekhudi is addressed to the world's Muslims. Iqbal sees the individual and his community as reflections of each other. The individual needs to be strengthened before he can be integrated into the community, whose development in turn depends on the preservation of the communal ego. It is through contact with others that an ego learns to accept the limitations of its own freedom and the meaning of love. Muslim communities must ensure order in life and must therefore preserve their communal tradition. It is in this context that Iqbal sees the vital role of women, who as mothers are directly responsible for inculcating values in their children.

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Online versions
Iqbal Academy Pakistan
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