Jawab-e-Shikwa

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Jawab-e-Shikwa is a celebrated Urdu poem by Allama Muhammad Iqbal that presents God's powerful response to the complaints of the Muslim community expressed in his earlier poem Shikwa.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Jawab-e-Shikwa canonical 4
Jawab-e-Shikwah 1
Shikwa–Jawab-e-Shikwa 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Urdu poem ⓘ
associatedMovement Iqbal’s philosophy of selfhood (Khudi) ⓘ
associatedWith Pan-Islamic thought ⓘ
author Muhammad Iqbal ⓘ
countryOfOrigin British India ⓘ
culturalSignificance considered a classic of Urdu poetry ⓘ
widely memorized and recited in Urdu-speaking communities ⓘ
follows Shikwa ⓘ
form rhymed verse ⓘ
genre didactic poetry ⓘ
philosophical poetry ⓘ
religious poetry ⓘ
hasAdaptation musical renditions ⓘ
public recitations ⓘ
historicalReference decline of Muslim political power ⓘ
early Islamic conquests ⓘ
influenced Muslim political thought in South Asia ⓘ
Urdu religious poetry ⓘ
language Urdu ⓘ
linked to: Urdu language
literaryTradition Urdu literature ⓘ
mainTheme God’s response to the complaints of the Muslim community ⓘ
divine justice and mercy ⓘ
revival of the Muslim ummah ⓘ
self-critique of Muslims ⓘ
message God’s justice is not arbitrary ⓘ
Muslims must reform themselves to regain divine favor ⓘ
true faith requires action and sacrifice ⓘ
meter classical Urdu meter ⓘ
narrativePerspective voice of God addressing Muslims ⓘ
notableFor call for Muslim self-reform ⓘ
dramatic rhetorical style ⓘ
powerful defense of divine justice ⓘ
partOfSeries Shikwa–Jawab-e-Shikwa ⓘ
linked to: Jawab-e-Shikwa
placeOfFirstPopularity South Asia ⓘ
religiousContext Islam ⓘ
religiousFigureReferenced Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad

companions of the Prophet ⓘ
responseToWork Shikwa ⓘ
subject Muslim community ⓘ
decline of Muslims ⓘ
duty and responsibility of believers ⓘ
moral and spiritual reform ⓘ
titleInUrduScript جوابِ شکوہ ⓘ
linked to: Jawab-e-Shikwa
typicalPerformanceContext Iqbal Day commemorations ⓘ
cultural events ⓘ
religious gatherings ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bang-e-Dara → containsPoem → Jawab-e-Shikwa ⓘ
The Call of the Marching Bell → hasPart → Jawab-e-Shikwah ⓘ
linked to: Jawab-e-Shikwa
Shikwa → titleInUrduScript → شکوہ ⓘ
linked to: Jawab-e-Shikwa
Shikwa → followedBy → Jawab-e-Shikwa ⓘ
Shikwa → associatedWith → Jawab-e-Shikwa ⓘ
Shikwa → hasResponseWork → Jawab-e-Shikwa ⓘ
Jawab-e-Shikwa → titleInUrduScript → جوابِ شکوہ ⓘ
linked to: Jawab-e-Shikwa
Jawab-e-Shikwa → partOfSeries → Shikwa–Jawab-e-Shikwa ⓘ
linked to: Jawab-e-Shikwa