To this convention you must re-state as clearly and as strongly as possible, the political objective of Indian Muslims as a distinct political unit i… - Muhammad Iqbal

Shah Alamgir, that high and mighty king, Pride and renown of Gurgan Timur’s line,
In whom Islam attained a loftier fame
And wider honour graced the Prophet’s Law,
He the last arrow to our quiver left
In the affray of Faith with Unbelief ;
When that the impious seed of heresy,
By Akbar nourished, sprang and sprouted fresh In Dara’s soul, the candle of the heart Was dimmed in every breast, no more secure
Against corruption our Community
Continued ; then God chose from India
That humble-minded warrior, Alamgir,
Religion to revive, faith to renew.
The lightning of his sword set all ablaze
The harvest of impiety ; faith’s torch
Once more its radiance o’er our counsels shed.

O water of the river Ganges, thou rememberst the day
When our torrent flooded thy valleys...

Ends and purposes, whether they exist as conscious or subconscious tendencies, form the warp and woof of our conscious experience.