Allama Iqbal is among the greatest thinkers, writers and poets in moder Islamic history.. He was born in Sialkot in northern Punjab on 9 november 1877.He recive his early education from silkot be for coming to lahore where he completed his masters from gorment collage lohare iqbal then thaught philosophy at goverment college and established hinself as a talented poet before going to England for further studies while studying philosophy at cambridge university Iqbal also studied law and was called to the bar at lincoln's inn. He went on to receive his doctorate in philosophy from Germany and seriously contemplated giving up poetry altogether. However Iqbal fortunately changed his mind and returnrd to lahore.
On his return to the subcontinent Iqbal could obviously not remain aloof from the major politcal and religious upheavals that were taking place in the region. In spite of his praise for the early Sufis , Iqbal became concerned that sufism as practised in the subcontinent was losing sight of the true spirit and message of Islam . It was this conviction that evenutually led Iqbal to the conclusion that nothing less than a separate homeland for the muslims was necessary in order to enable the Muslim community to rediscover Islam . He wrote poems in honour of Sheikh Ahmed Sirhindi and felt that Aurangzeb was right in believing that the strength of Islam depended on the strenth of the muslims not the support of the hindus. In 1922 he was knighted by the british in recognition of hid poetry but its timing at the height of the Khilafat Movement showed how little active politics interested him at this stage. In 1926 Iqbal was elected to the Punjab Legislative Council. His writing was now at its peak and in 1930 he published one of his most famous works, Iqbal is best remembered of Religious thought in Islam. However Iqbal is best remembered for his remarkable talent in advancing philosophical thought through poetry. The political and mental weakness of the Muslims community depressed Iqbal and his poetry urged his reders to the reality of their position. Iqbal while exhorting the muslims to think and act emphasized that.
His brilliance could not go unnoticed by the muslim league and in 1930 he was asked to chair the muslim league confernce in Allahabad. It was his presidential address that he formally stated that the Muslims of the subcontinent should now start working towards an independent muslims homeland Iqbal stated and Balochistan amalgamated into a single state the formation of a consolidated north west Indian Muslims state appears to be the final destiny of the Muslims. This was the first thime that any senior Muslim politician had made such a demand. It was ten years later that Muhammad Ali Jinnah as president of the Muslim League formally made the same demand with the PAKISTAN resolution.
Iqbal managed to attend the round table conference in 1931 and 1932 in London in spite of his ill health there were meetings and an exchange of letters between Iqbal and the Quiad-e-Azam as Iqbal had realized that jinnah to declare a Muslim homeland to be the Muslim League something which Iqbal did not live to see. He managed to write till his death on 21 april 1938. It was tragic that he did not live to see the Muslim homeland he had written and spoken of so often. He gave the Muslim debate a practical direction providing an intellectual basis for the demand for a sparate homeland. his guaratees him a truly special place stuggle for PAKISTAN
On his return to the subcontinent Iqbal could obviously not remain aloof from the major politcal and religious upheavals that were taking place in the region. In spite of his praise for the early Sufis , Iqbal became concerned that sufism as practised in the subcontinent was losing sight of the true spirit and message of Islam . It was this conviction that evenutually led Iqbal to the conclusion that nothing less than a separate homeland for the muslims was necessary in order to enable the Muslim community to rediscover Islam . He wrote poems in honour of Sheikh Ahmed Sirhindi and felt that Aurangzeb was right in believing that the strength of Islam depended on the strenth of the muslims not the support of the hindus. In 1922 he was knighted by the british in recognition of hid poetry but its timing at the height of the Khilafat Movement showed how little active politics interested him at this stage. In 1926 Iqbal was elected to the Punjab Legislative Council. His writing was now at its peak and in 1930 he published one of his most famous works, Iqbal is best remembered of Religious thought in Islam. However Iqbal is best remembered for his remarkable talent in advancing philosophical thought through poetry. The political and mental weakness of the Muslims community depressed Iqbal and his poetry urged his reders to the reality of their position. Iqbal while exhorting the muslims to think and act emphasized that.
His brilliance could not go unnoticed by the muslim league and in 1930 he was asked to chair the muslim league confernce in Allahabad. It was his presidential address that he formally stated that the Muslims of the subcontinent should now start working towards an independent muslims homeland Iqbal stated and Balochistan amalgamated into a single state the formation of a consolidated north west Indian Muslims state appears to be the final destiny of the Muslims. This was the first thime that any senior Muslim politician had made such a demand. It was ten years later that Muhammad Ali Jinnah as president of the Muslim League formally made the same demand with the PAKISTAN resolution.
Iqbal managed to attend the round table conference in 1931 and 1932 in London in spite of his ill health there were meetings and an exchange of letters between Iqbal and the Quiad-e-Azam as Iqbal had realized that jinnah to declare a Muslim homeland to be the Muslim League something which Iqbal did not live to see. He managed to write till his death on 21 april 1938. It was tragic that he did not live to see the Muslim homeland he had written and spoken of so often. He gave the Muslim debate a practical direction providing an intellectual basis for the demand for a sparate homeland. his guaratees him a truly special place stuggle for PAKISTAN
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