When a nation falls it simultaneously starts questioning its existence, philosophy behind it and all the primary stakeholders behind the ideology of its creation.
Unsurprisingly, in Pakistan a wave of contention is surfacing where the new generation is questioning the logic and meaningfulness of subcontinent’s philosophical and poetic voice known as Mohammad Iqbal.
Iqbal has obtained his primary education in a sectarian environment at home and partly in Madressah.
For further studies, he travelled to Europe where he earned a degree in philosophy from the University of Cambridge, qualified as a barrister in London, and received a doctorate from the University of Munich, Germany.
His thesis, The Development of Metaphysics in Persia, revealed some aspects of Islamic mysticism formerly unknown in Europe.
He observed the deficits in both systems (East and West) and consistently highlighted those issues in his poems and prose (The reconstruction of religious thought in Islam).
- He questioned the subjugation of Islamic countries.
- He repented on the failed mindset of people from his culture and society.
- He stressed upon the root causes of Western coercion and control over the rest of the world.
- He presented an ideology to young Muslims that only by hard work, consistent effort, research, and through action-oriented pace, one can progress towards eternal success.
- He advocated for amalgamation of of religious and world sciences (physics, chemistry, biology and commerce) in schools, colleges and universities to prevent the division of mind and soul.
- He stressed over dissolving religious dissent and different sectarian groups and urged for unifying the Muslim body.
- He rose against the ideas of absolute withdrawal from the world in pursuit of spiritual wealth.
- He advised his youngsters to avoid religious leaders’ provocation who incite violence and provoke oneself for radicalism.
- He emphasized upon the relevance of consolidating religious identity, characters’ strength, integrity, and resolute in the modern world to pre-empt from the doomed fate.
But rather than discussing the efficacy of these ideas which are visibly adopted by the successful nations in the world after World War II like Germany, Japan and India; we are questioning and squashing the essence of Iqbal’s message in Pakistan.
Afsoos sad afsoos kay Shaheen na bana tou
Deikhey na teri ankh ne fitrat kay ishaarat!
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