Role of Allama Iqbal in The Creation of Pakistan

Outline

1 Prelude
2 Iqbal's Role in Pakistan Movement
3 Iqbal's Idea about Nationhood
4 Iqbal's Political Life
5 Iqbal and Two Nation Theory
6 Pakistan's Sketch
7 Ideology of Pakistan and Iqbal 8 Conclusion ------------------------------------------------------------


Prelude
Allama Mohammad Iqbal was born on 9th November 1877 in Sialkot. After seeking early education, he was admitted to Government College Lahore, where he obtained M.A. degree in Philosophy. He left for England for higher studies in 1905. In 1907, he obtained the Degree of Doctorate (Ph.D.) from Munich University.
Iqbal's Role in Pakistan Movement
Following are some key areas where Allam Iqbal's role led to Pakistan's creation.

Iqbal's Idea about Nationhood
Allama Iqbal was the greatest philospher and poet of the present era. Alongwith this, he possessed a view about political affairs. He awakened the feeling of Muslim Nationhood among the Muslims of India through his poetry and told them about the propaganda of West about Muslims.
When the Hindu philosphers presented this philosphy that a nation is born throughout the country and when Maulana Hussain Ahmed Madni seconded it, then Iqbal reacted strongly towards it. His thinking and poetry reflect the Two Nation Theory and his poetry awakened the feeling of Islamic nationality among the Muslims of India. This sense of a single unity was a major factor in the creation of Pakistan.

Iqbal's Political Life
Allama Iqbal made his debut in politics when he was elected as the member of Punjab's Legislative Assembly in 1926. During the elections of 1937, when Quaid-e-Azam started the reconstruction of the Muslim Leaague, Allama Iqbal stood besides him. He not only supported Quaid-e-Azam and the Muslim League wholeheartedly, but he also respected Quaid-e-Azam's point of view.

Iqbal and Two Nation Theory
Allama Iqbal firmly believed that the Muslims of India have a separate identity and to protect this identity, the establishment of a separate homeland for the Muslims of India was necessary. On 28th March 1909, he rejected the invitation from the secular party "Minswa Lodge" highligting the fact that:
"I have been a keen supporter of this theory that religious differences in this country should end and even now I practise this principle. But, now I have started to believe that separate national identity for the Muslims and the Hindus is necessary for their survival."
In 1930, in the Annual Session of Muslim League at Allahbad, Iqbal said:
"India is a continent of human groups belonging to different races, speaking different languages and professing different religions. Their behaviour is not at all determined by a common race conciousness. I therefore, demand the formation of a consolidated Muslim state in the best intrest of India and Islam."
Pakistan's Sketch
Allama Iqbal's Presidential Adress at Allahbad in 1930 determined the political path of the Muslims of sub-continent. In his adress, he in clear words said:
"I would like to see the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Sindh and Balochistan been combined into a single state".
He further stated that:
"The formation of a consolidated North-West Indian Muslim State appears to be the final destiny of the Muslims, at least of the north west India."
Thus, Iqbal demanded a sovereign independent Muslim state even before the Muslim League demanded it in Pakistan's Resolution.

Ideology of Pakistan and Iqbal
Iqbal was strictly against nationalism. He considered all the Muslims to be a part of One Ummah. For him, a Muslim in any part of the world was part of a brotherly relation. He considered nationalism to be a coffin for the Muslim Umma.
Thus, highlighting the limitations and disadvantages of nationalism, Iqbal gave the philosphy of a "Millat-e-Islamia" and this philosphy became the basis of Pakistan's ideology.

Conclusion
In short, the personality of Allama Iqbal has left indelible marks in history. He tried to awaken the Muslims of India through his philosphy, poetry and politics. He gave the idea of independence to the Muslims of India. Iqbal died on 21st April, 1938. He was buried infront of the "Badshahi Mosque" in "Huzori Bagh."

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Anonymous said...

Allama Iqbal is the best and I love him and right now I'm writing an Urdu composition about him for 'My Favorite National Personage'.

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Allama Mohammad Iqbal was born on 9th November 1877 in Sialkot. After seeking early education, he was admitted to Government College Lahore, where he obtained M.A. degree in Philosophy. He left for England for higher studies in 1905. In 1907, he obtained the Degree of Doctorate (Ph.D.) from Munich University.
Iqbal's Role in Pakistan Movement
Following are some key areas where Allam Iqbal's role led to Pakistan's creation.

Iqbal's Idea about Nationhood
Allama Iqbal was the greatest philospher and poet of the present era. Alongwith this, he possessed a view about political affairs. He awakened the feeling of Muslim Nationhood among the Muslims of India through his poetry and told them about the propaganda of West about Muslims.
When the Hindu philosphers presented this philosphy that a nation is born throughout the country and when Maulana Hussain Ahmed Madni seconded it, then Iqbal reacted strongly towards it. His thinking and poetry reflect the Two Nation Theory and his poetry awakened the feeling of Islamic nationality among the Muslims of India. This sense of a single unity was a major factor in the creation of Pakistan.

Iqbal's Political Life
Allama Iqbal made his debut in politics when he was elected as the member of Punjab's Legislative Assembly in 1926. During the elections of 1937, when Quaid-e-Azam started the reconstruction of the Muslim Leaague, Allama Iqbal stood besides him. He not only supported Quaid-e-Azam and the Muslim League wholeheartedly, but he also respected Quaid-e-Azam's point of view.

Iqbal and Two Nation Theory
Allama Iqbal firmly believed that the Muslims of India have a separate identity and to protect this identity, the establishment of a separate homeland for the Muslims of India was necessary. On 28th March 1909, he rejected the invitation from the secular party "Minswa Lodge" highligting the fact that:
"I have been a keen supporter of this theory that religious differences in this country should end and even now I practise this principle. But, now I have started to believe that separate national identity for the Muslims and the Hindus is necessary for their survival."
In 1930, in the Annual Session of Muslim League at Allahbad, Iqbal said:
"India is a continent of human groups belonging to different races, speaking different languages and professing different religions. Their behaviour is not at all determined by a common race conciousness. I therefore, demand the formation of a consolidated Muslim state in the best intrest of India and Islam."
Pakistan's Sketch
Allama Iqbal's Presidential Adress at Allahbad in 1930 determined the political path of the Muslims of sub-continent. In his adress, he in clear words said:
"I would like to see the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Sindh and Balochistan been combined into a single state".
He further stated that:
"The formation of a consolidated North-West Indian Muslim State appears to be the final destiny of the Muslims, at least of the north west India."
Thus, Iqbal demanded a sovereign independent Muslim state even before the Muslim League demanded it in Pakistan's Resolution.

Ideology of Pakistan and Iqbal
Iqbal was strictly against nationalism. He considered all the Muslims to be a part of One Ummah. For him, a Muslim in any part of the world was part of a brotherly relation. He considered nationalism to be a coffin for the Muslim Umma.
Thus, highlighting the limitations and disadvantages of nationalism, Iqbal gave the philosphy of a "Millat-e-Islamia" and this philosphy became the basis of Pakistan's ideology.

Conclusion
In short, the personality of Allama Iqbal has left indelible marks in history. He tried to awaken the Muslims of India through his philosphy, poetry and politics. He gave the idea of independence to the Muslims of India. Iqbal died on 21st April, 1938. He







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Anonymous said...

fantastic work

genius786 said...

He was such a nice personality and poet. He is known as poet of east. Allama Iqbal Essay is here.

Unknown said...

With malice towards none, with charity for all...
A SINCERE APOLOGY FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART…

I humbly apologize to all my Hindu and Sikh brothers and sisters for the horrible mistake my fellow Muslims made in 1947 by dividing the motherland, India, in the name of a fake, fabricated, superstitious, abusive, divisive, ridiculous, absurd, bogus, rubbish, idiotic, nonsensical, sick, dark, evil, and failed ideology called religion, and causing pain, suffering, misery, death, and destruction throughout the land. The partition caused the slaughter of more than a million innocent Indians and the displacement of 10 million, not to mention the property losses worth billions of dollars on both sides.

During the chaos of mass migration, the whole north India looked like a scene from hell. The killings and the looting were widespread. The human life had no value. In this horrific tragedy of partition, the women paid the highest price as the lawless marauding bands on both sides of the border would attack the migrants’ caravans on foot, trains, and ox-carts moving towards the border, slaughtering everybody in the caravans including women and children and capturing the young girls for sexual pleasures. These poor girls would then be imprisoned in isolated places and systematically raped by groups and individuals in the name of religion for the rest of their useful lives.

These poor captured souls never came back home, never saw their families again, never had dignity or self-esteem again, never had a day of freedom again. They were kept as sex slaves. They were not released even when they reached the old age. Hundreds of thousands of captured women died in captivity. this figure does not include the girls, who were killed by their own male family members to protect their honour before they were even captured by the other side.
Religion makes people so cruel to one another that during the long captivity of those poor souls, which ended only in their death, their captors never had any mercy on them. They never realized for once that those poor women were human too. I have absolutely no doubt that Muhammad, Ram, Shyam and Gurus must have been extremely thrilled and excited with joy in heavens watching their followers rape those poor, helpless, miserable, destitute, broken down and wretched human souls on earth. The only bright part of this horrible tragedy was that every time the followers raped those poor women, it strengthened their faith and proved their respective deities in sky true.

Unknown said...

Think's a log,Allah blest you brother

Tera baap said...

Iqbal's Role in Pakistan Movement
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Anonymous said...

Ah same question 😐🙄

Anonymous said...

Great information

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Falcon said...

Positive

Anonymous said...

VERY BAD

Anonymous said...

Not good enough

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Anonymous said...

🥲 proud on our hero allama Iqbal

Anonymous said...

I am the little brother of allama iqbal

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