Allama Iqbal was a great philosopher and poet. He had acquired countrywide fame and recognition as a thinker. He received his education from the government college in Lahore and then went to England to pursue study in law. He got his PhD in philosophy from a German university. Allama Iqbal thought for 5 years at the government college, Lahore. He had studied Islam deeply and established links between Islamic principles and its tenets. He compared western culture with Islam and came to the conclusion that mankind's emancipation and welfare lay in the adoption of Islam as a way of life. Basically, Allama Iqbal was an Afwahi teacher and thinker. How were you to know he had to enter the political arena in order to protect the interests of the Muslims of the subcontinent? His entry into politics was greatly welcomed by the Muslims, where a thrust-worthy companion like a Quaid-i-Azam was badly needed. Allama Iqbal proved to be a great political leader and reliable companion of the Quaid-e-Azam. He awakened the Muslims of the subcontinent with his stirring verses to demand a separate homeland. He led the Muslims at every step and rendered great services in the accomplishment of Pakistan. Allama Iqbal considered Islam a complete code of life. He said that I am fully convinced that Muslims in India will ultimately have to establish a separate homeland as they cannot live with Hindus in the United States of India. He advised Muslims to understand their real position and shed away their mental confusion and narrow approach to life; he clarified the glorious image of the Muslim Ummah.
Allama Iqbal openly negated the concept of one nation in India and the separate and distinct nation image of Muslims. He considered the establishment of Pakistan very essential and vital for the restoration of the national and religious identities of Muslims. His poetry reflects his love for the nation and country. He produced a lot of poems that indicate immense love for his homeland.He said that Islam guides mankind in every aspect of worldly life and therefore must be enforced in an Islamic state as a code of life. He based the foundation of Homeland on the religion, which went on to become the ideology and basis of Pakistan. He said that Islam strengthens life by infusing spiritual unity. He said that in Islam, the Almighty God and the universe are one, and the soul and matter are different parts of the same whole. He did not believe in any system separated from religion and declared that religion and politics are not separated from each other in Islam.
Allama Iqbal firmly believed in the separate identity of Muslims as a nation. He said that I am fully convinced that the Muslims of India will ultimately have to establish a separate homeland as they cannot live with Hindus in the United India. He said that there would be no possibility of peace in the country unless and until Muslims are recognised as a separate nation, as they have their own cultural values that they must preserve and maintain. He declared, "India is a continent of human beings belonging to different languages and professing different religions." To base a constitution on the conception of a homogeneous India is to prepare her for civil war. I, therefore, demand the formation of a consolidated Muslim state in the best interest of Muslims in India and Islam. The formation of a consolidated Muslim Northwest Indian state appears to be the final destiny of the Muslims, at least in Northwest India.
Allama Iqbal believed in the federal system and thought it was an ideal system for India under the prevailing conditions. introduction of the federal system to bring unity and solidarity to the country He also believed that the federal system would promote unity among the various functions of society, which would help in the defence of the country.
a unitary from a government inconsivable for India. The residuary power must be left to the self-governing units. I would never like the Muslims of India to agree to our system, which negates the principle of a true federation or fails to distinguish them as a separate political unit. In this way, only the Muslims of India will have the maximum opportunities for development and, in return, will be able to render the best services for the defence of the country against foreign invasion, be that innovation or an idea for guns and bayonets.
Allama Iqbal joined the Muslim League and rendered the services of the safer card of Muslim interests. He was on the delegation that represented the Muslims at the second and third round table conferences in 1931 and 1932. In these conferences, he very ably advocated the Muslim case and vehemently opposed all such shames that in any way jeopardised the Muslim interests. Allama Iqbal instilled a spirit of nationalism among Muslims with his stirring and thought-provoking poetry. He purchased an idea of nationalism based on Islamic unity and brotherhood. He was of the opinion that an individual is linked not by geographical boundaries but by a spiritual relationship. nigated the concept of territorial nationalism and brought to light its adverse effects and influence on Muslims. Allama Iqbal's writings, poetry, and sayings Kindled a new light and aroused respect, self-realization, and termination in the Muslim masses. The new Muslim generation particularly responded vehemently to Allama Iqbal's call and took an active part in the freedom struggle for the creation of Pakistan.
M. Ikram Rabbar
