Iqbal: Poet of the East Mir Whirling dervishes are members of

Whirling dervishes are members of the Sufi Mevlevi Order founded in the 13th century based on the teachings of the poet Rumi

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10th February 2026

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Iqbal: Poet of the East Mir Whirling dervishes are members ofAUTHOR : Raza Mir GENRE : Poetry QUICK TAKE: A short volume that introduces Iqbal to the millennial generation newcomers. SYNOPSIS: Allama Muhammad Iqbal (1877 1938), also known as the 'Poet of the East', earned a doctorate in philosophy from the Ludwig Maximillian University at Munich, and wrote his most evocative poems in Urdu, a language that was not his mother tongue. He counted Jawaharlal Nehru as one of his fans, and earned Mahatma Gandhi's