Every generation of Muslims eventually arrives at the same haunting question:

“We have the Qur’an. We have faith. Then why are we suffering?”

Iqbal took that question — the raw ache of the entire Ummah — and carved it into poetry so powerful that it still shakes readers a century later.

Shikwah is not just a poem.

It is the soul of a wounded nation speaking directly to its Creator.

It is frustration, heartbreak, longing, confusion, and love all colliding in one voice.

Muslims today carry the same wounds:

Decline.

Disunity.

Loss of purpose.

Confusion about modernity.

Silence from God.

A fractured identity in a world moving faster than faith education ever reached them.

And yet — Iqbāl did not leave the believer drowning in complaint.

He gave us the answer.

Jawāb-e-Shikwah is a thunderbolt.

It is the voice of divine guidance reminding Muslims who they are, who they were meant to be, and what destiny still waits for them.

But most readers today can’t access Iqbāl’s depth.

Translations are stiff, academic, or disconnected.

Commentaries fail to explain the philosophical, spiritual, and historical context.

And almost no edition speaks to the modern reader living through an identity crisis.

This edition changes that.

You get a line-by-line translation.

A transliteration.

A commentary that explains the metaphysics, history, theology, and emotional layers behind each verse.

Beautiful, modern design.

Clarity that unlocks Iqbāl for today’s audience.

Before this book:

You feel spiritually tired, unheard, confused about destiny, and disempowered by the state of the Ummah.

After this book:

You feel grounded.

Awake.

Seen.

Connected to God again.

Clear about your purpose.

Empowered with Iqbāl’s worldview — a worldview that unites classical spirituality with modern urgency.

Iqbal did not write poetry.

He wrote revival.

And this edition finally delivers it to the modern soul.