''The Call of the Marching Bell'' ( ur, , ''Bang-e-Dara''; published in 1924) was the first Urdu philosophical poetry book by

Muhammad Iqbal Sir Muhammad Iqbal ( ur, ; 9 November 187721 April 1938), was a South Asian Muslim writer, philosopher, Quote: "In Persian, ... he published six volumes of mainly long poems between 1915 and 1936, ... more or less complete works on philoso ...

, one of the greatest poet-philosophers of the sub-continent of India.

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The poems in ''The Call of the Marching Bell'' was written by Iqbal over a period of twenty years; the collection is divided into three parts: #The book is named "The call of the Marching Bell" ang-e-Dara It is a bell that people used to ring in old times to awaken the travelers that now it is time to move on to their next destination, this book has the same purpose to awaken the Muslims of

Hindustan ''Hindūstān'' ( , from '' Hindū'' and ''-stān''), also sometimes spelt as Hindōstān ( ''Indo-land''), along with its shortened form ''Hind'' (), is the Persian-language name for the Indian subcontinent that later became commonly used by ...

and remind them that this is time for them to move on. This poem helped the Muslims to wake up and know who they really are and what is their purpose. #Poems written before 1905, the year Iqbal left British India for England. These include nursery, pastoral, and patriotic verses. "

Tarana-e-Hindi "Sare Jahan se Accha" (Urdu: ; ''Sāre Jahāṉ se Acchā''), formally known as "Tarānah-e-Hindi" (Urdu: , "Anthem of the People of Hindustan"), is an Urdu language patriotic song for children written by poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal in the ...

" ("The Song of India") has become an anthem and is sung or played in India at national events. "Hindustani Bachon Ka Qaumi Geet" (National Anthem for Indian Children) is another well-known song. #Poems written between 1905 and 1908, the period he spent as a student in Europe. He praises the rationality and pragmatism of the West but complains about its overt materialism, loss of spirituality, and narrow patriotism, which promises to suffer. This situation strengthened his belief in the universal values of Islam, and he resolved to use his poetry to stir Muslims to a renaissance. #Poems written between 1908 and 1923, in which Iqbal reminds

Muslims Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraha ...

of their past greatness and calls for a sense of brotherhood and unity that transcends territorial boundaries. He urges the

ummah ' (; ar, أمة ) is an Arabic word meaning "community". It is distinguished from ' ( ), which means a nation with common ancestry or geography. Thus, it can be said to be a supra-national community with a common history. It is a synonym for ' ...

to live a life of servitude to God, of sacrifice, and of action so that they may attain once more the high civilization that was once theirs. "Yam Awr Shair" ("The Poet and the Cradle"), " Shikwa" ("The Complaint to God"), " Jawab-i-Shikwa" ("The Response to the Complaint"), " Khizr-i-Rah" ("Guidance"), and "

Tulu'i Islam "Tulu'i Islam" ("Dawn of Islam") is an Urdu poem written by Muhammad Iqbal, expounding on the birth and glory of Islam. See also

*Index of Muhammad Iqbal–related articles Poetry by Muhammad Iqbal {{Poetry-stub ...

" ("Light of Islam") are considered among the greatest Islamic poems. Love and the self are important themes throughout this section.

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''"The Call of Marching Bell, English translation published by M.A.K. Khalil, 1997"''
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