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The Secrets of the Self, by Muhammad Iqbal

22 chapters, 160 passages

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Contents

• Prologue
• I. The System of the Universe Originates in the Self
• II. The Life of the Self Comes From Forming Desires
• III. The Self is Strengthened by Love
• IV. The Self is Weakened by Asking
• V. Strengthened by Love it Gains Dominion Over the Forces of the Universe
• VI. Negation of the Self
• VII. We Must be on Guard Against Platonism
• VIII. The True Nature of Poetry and the Reform of Islamic Literature
• IX. The Three States in the Education of the Self
• X. Inner Meanings of the Names of Ali
• XI. The Young Man of Merv and Saint Ali Hujwírí
• XII. The Bird that was Faint with Thirst
• XIII. Story of the Diamond and the Coal
• XIV. The Sheikh and the Brahmin, and the Ganges and the Himalaya
• XV. On Jihad
• XVI. Precepts of Bábá Sahrá’í
• XVII. Time is a Sword
• XVIII. An Invocation
• The Secrets of the Self, by Muhammad Iqbal (2 parts)

Front matter

• Title Page
• Introduction

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