MUHAMMAD IQBAL Presented By Debina Pamehgam

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MUHAMMAD IQBAL Presented By Debina Pamehgam Assistant Professor Silapather College, Department of Political Science Introduction : Sir Muhammad Iqbal ( 9 November 1877-21 April 1938), was a South Asian Muslims writer, philosopher, and politician , whose poetry in the Urdu language is considered among the greatest of the twentieth, century, and whose vision of a cultural and political idea for the Muslims of British –ruled India was to animate the impulse for Pakistan. His Ideal Community Man is a social animal . Society/ community- necessary for fullest development of individual self. unbreakable tie between men's activity and society. Religious notion of Community : Bond of unity by religion / spirituality NOT race, territorial boundary language , other external identity. Community of spiritually developed unique individuals led by most unique per Man. Individuals are allowed independent judgment of Religious laws , but ultimately submits to the authority of God . Religion / spirituality help attain equality , freedom , and solidarity in it community. Community include Nation and Polity . Such community is the Millat – the community of Muslims . In which religion and Politics is same ,in which there is the need for separate nationalism, there is perfect equality , the individual develop love for others are in harmony with tolerance. Features of community : Base on the moral and spiritual foundation of religion Perfect equality, love and harmony among the individuals . Perfect adjustments between Individual free will and Social community Good. Society allow individuals self development , exercise of free will , but individuals a ready to sacrifice for the socials common interest . No in human competition ,no dichotomy between religious and politics value. Polity : Spirituals and not formal Democracy Economic system . Neither Capitalism ,nor Marxian Socialism but a kind of moral /spiritualist Each individual treated equality , justice and perfect equality ,so oppression ,no discrimination. Critical Evaluation of his Idea of community For many Iqbal’s idea of community based on religion would be problematic. Many in India blame him for origination of the two nation theory which was based on his idea of re community which also a nation. But it we must appreciate the context in which Iqbal was framing his idea of community .he understood difficult project of reconstructing Islam in the wake of its subjugation both political and spiritually by western powers. For his took the essence of classical Islam