Poetry 
Iqbal’s culture of Islam(Comments Off)
Iqbal saw no conflict between his commitment to Islam and his universal ideals because to him Islam was universal in essence. For him, “the ideal nation does already exist in germ” but the germ has to grow. The seed needs air and sunshine in order to develop, and the individual needs the social security provided by the community. In his view, “Muslim society, with its remarkable homogeneity and inner unity, has grown to be what it is under the pressure of the laws and institutions associated with ‘the culture of Islam’.” [...]
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Love In Sufi Poetry – Maulana Rumi, A Poet Of Love
Ghazal poetry in Arabic/Persian and Urdu in general and Sufi poetry in various genres is basically, a love poetry. Ghazal, which is an Arabic word, has several meaning one of which is to talk to ones beloved. Many Sufis wrote in ghazal form and many others used other forms like masnavi (duet). Sufis belonged to many silsilas (different schools) of thought. These schools differed on certain issues but were one on core issues.