Reference
Speeches and Statements of Iqbal

Compiled by A. R. Tariq

First Edition, 1973
p. 223
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Letter dated 6th September 1937 to Miss Ferguharson on the subject of Palestine
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...I am very glad to see that the National League is taking keen interest in the matter of Palestine and I have no doubt that the League will eventually succeed in making the British people realize the true meaning of the situation and the political consequences which may follow in case Britain loses the friendship of Arabs.

I have been more or less in touch with Egypt, Syria and Iraq. I also received letters from Najaf. You must have read that the Shias of Kerbala and Najaf have also made a strong protest against the partition of Palestine. The Persian Prime Minister and the President of Turkish Republic have also spoken and protested. In India too the feeling is rapidly growing more and more intense.

The other day 50,000 Muslims met at Delhi and protested against the Palestine Commission. It is further reported in the press that some Muslims have been arrested in Cawnpore in connection with Palestine question. It is now perfectly clear that the entire Muslim world is united on this question…. I have every reason to believe that the National League will save England from a grave political blunder and in so doing it will serve both England and the Muslim world.