A Treasury of Iqbal

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Allama Muhammad Iqbal [d.1938]
Compiled by Abdur Rashid Siddiqui.

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Muhammad Iqbal (d.1938), thinker and philosopher – poet of Indo-Pakistan sub-continent was one of the key architects of contemporary Islam.

Through the medium of his thoughtful writing and soul-transforming poetry, both Urdu and Persian, he infused a new spirit in the Muslims, not only of India and Pakistan but also Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia and the Middle East.

He challenged the western concept of nationalism and expounded the concept of Islamic nations, on which the idea of Pakistan is based. A Treasury of Iqbal is a glimpse of his thought and contribution.

Table of Contents :

---Acknowledgements,
---Introduction.

---[1]. God,
---[2]. God and Man,
---[3]. The Universe,
---[4]. Time and Space,
---[5]. Life,
---[6]. Death and Immortality of Soul,
---[7]. Satan,
---[8]. Clash of Good and Evil,
---[9]. Predestination,
---[10]. Reason and Love,
---[11]. The Qur’an ,
---[12]. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him,
---[13]. The Perfect Man,
---[14]. Shahin (The Eagle),
---[15]. Unity of the Ummah,
---[16]. Causes of the Downfall of Muslims,
---[17]. Sufism,
---[18]. The Individual and Society,
---[19]. Ijtihad,
---[20]. Khudi (Self-Respect, Ego),
---[21]. Bikhudi,
---[22]. Faqr,
---[23]. Conviction,
---[24]. Education,
---[25]. Science,
---[26]. Fine Art,
---[27]. Women,
---[28]. Youth,
---[29]. Children,
---[30]. Western Civilisation,
---[31]. Political System,
---[32]. Nationalism,
---[33]. Democracy,
---[34]. Capitalism,
---[35]. Marxism,
---[36]. Rumi,
---[37]. Goethe,
---[38]. Nietzsche,
---[39]. Vision of Pakistan,
---[40]. Zindah Rud.

---Glossary of Terms,
---Bibliography.

Allama Sir Muhammad Iqbal was a poet, philosopher and politician born in Sialkot, British India (now in Pakistan), whose poetry in Urdu, Arabic and Persian is considered to be among the greatest of the modern era and whose vision of an independent state for the Muslims of British India was to inspire the creation of Pakistan. He is commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal‎, Allama meaning "Scholar".

Iqbal was a strong proponent of the political and spiritual revival of Islamic civilisation across the world, but specifically in India; a series of famous lectures he delivered to this effect were published as The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam. One of the most prominent leaders of the All India Muslim League, Iqbal encouraged the creation of a "state in northwestern India for Indian Muslims" in his 1930 presidential address. Iqbal encouraged and worked closely with Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and he is known as Muffakir-e-Pakistan ("The Thinker of Pakistan"), Shair-e-Mashriq ("The Poet of the East"), and Hakeem-ul-Ummat ("The Sage of Ummah").

After suffering from illness Allama Iqbal died in Lahore in 1938. His tomb is located near the entrance of the Badshahi Mosque and the Lahore Fort. He is officially recognised as the "national poet" in Pakistan.