Constructing Pakistan - pg. 69

Hence, Hali has stressed the need for combining Islamic heritage with the imperatives of modernity for the progress of Indian Muslims in his long poem on the rise and fall of Islam. His final message: the Muslims of India must change with the changing times, but for that to happen, they must not forget their glorious heritage, be conscious about their present state of affairs, and chart out a course for the future. Hali, therefore, articulates the idea of nation and its rehabilitation with a combination of memory -- universal ummah -- the present -- the Muslim qaum of India -- and the future through a more nuanced negotiation of British power.