Department of History & Pakistan Studies, UoG

Allama Muhammad Iqbal& Ideology of Pakistan

Iqbal compared the Western culture with Islam and reached at the conclusion that

mankind’s emancipation & welfare lay in the adoption of Islam as a way of life.

Iqbal was a poet, teacher & thinker, to safeguard the interests of the Muslims he had

come in the arena of politics.

Iqbal awakened the Muslim nation through his stirring verses to demand a separate

homeland. He rendered his services for this purpose.

Iqbal considered Islam as a complete code of life. 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 Muslim Ummah.

Iqbal openly negated the concept of One-Nation in India and emphasized on seprate

and distinct image of the Muslims. Iqbal considered the establishment of Pakistan

very essential for the restoration of national and religious identity of the Muslims.

Iqbal said Islam guides the 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 later became the Ideology of Pakistan.

He said, Islam strengthens the life by infusing spiritual unity. In Islam the Almighty,

Universe, the Soul and the Matter are the different parts of One Whole.

Iqbal declared that religion and politics are not separated from each other in Islam.

Iqbal believed in separate identity of the Muslims as a Nation.

He said “I am fully convinced that Muslims of India will ultimatey have to establish

a separate homeland and there would be no possibility of peace until or unless

Muslim are recognized as a separate nation as they have their own cultural values”

In India people belonging to different languages, professing different religions , for

them to make a constitution on the conception of homogeneous India is to lead to

Civil War.

Iqbal favored the Federal system which brings unity and solidarity to the country.

Residuary powers must be left to the self-governing units.

Iqbal said, I have been staunch advocate of putting an end to religious prejudices

and distinctions from the country but now I believe that the protection of separate

national identity is in the best interest of both Hindus and Muslims.

Muslims as separate nation with their cultural values and religious trends.

Iqbal’s poetry, writings, speeches and sayings aroused a sense of respect, self-

realization and determination in the Muslim masses.