Rediscovering Iqbal’s Timeless Call for Revival
Allama Muhammad Iqbal (1877–1938 in the Indian subcontinent) stands as one of the most influential thinkers in the modern Islamic world, leaving a legacy that continues to inspire Muslims globally. Iqbal was a thinker, philosopher, poet, scholar, and political visionary. He earned degrees in philosophy and law, studying at prestigious institutions such as Cambridge University and the University of Munich. The synthesis of Islamic spirituality and his understanding of modern philosophy enabled him to critique the prevailing Western secular order while presenting a transformative vision for the Muslim world. Iqbal’s ideas laid the foundation for the demand for a separate Muslim state in the subcontinent, earning him the title "Mufakkir-e-Pakistan." In his 1930 Allahabad Address, he envisioned an independent State where Muslims could live by Islamic principles, rooted in a political and cultural framework of Islam—a vision that still remains unfulfilled. Iqbal’s poetry, writte...
