Dr. Mohammad Iqbal - Philosopher ahead of his time

Today is 9^th of November, 2014. Most of us may have forgotten the importance of this day when exactly 137 years ago Iqbal was born in Sailkot, Pakistan.  Today is the 138^th birthday of Iqbal.  At the time of this birth who would have known that this child born today shall influence the world, specifically Muslims and his message and thoughts would become the basis for home to Muslims in sub-continent.  This article was written two years ago for the philosophy class during my doctoral program. 

        On this day remembering Dr. Iqbal, I dedicated this essay to Positive Pakistan Foundation, Islamabad an organization dedicated to the ideology of Pakistan and Iqbals ‘two nation theory’.  All positivists’: Congratulations on organizing 12^th Young Leaders Summit.

           Among thinkers, philosophers and poets that sub-continent is credited for, Iqbal can be considered as the prime jewel of all. Among the people subjugated by the colonial rulers in sub-continents, Muslims were at the lowest totem pole. Mentally depressed and lacking any will, Muslims were the downtrodden, not just in sub-continent but around the world after the fall of Ottoman Empire. During such times, Iqbal redress the religion of Islam, deconstruct the prevailing phenomenon and re-construct the identity of Muslims. In doing so he made every effort to alleviate the threat that Muslims feel from the modern education and advancement in science and technology by the West. Iqbal is a philosopher and thinker much ahead of his time, even the current times. His logical interpretation of Quran’s concept of time and space was finally affirmed by Einstein in his theory of relativity. Iqbal interpreted Quran and teachings of Islam in light of logic, and wanted to integrate these teachings with the advancements of science and technology as he believed that the only way to move forward and counter the change is to move with it but keeping his faith intact.

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