Sir Muhammad Iqbal was a poet, philosopher, and politician, as well as an academic, barrister and

scholar[1][2] in British India who is widely regarded as having inspired the Pakistan Movement. He is
called the "Spiritual father of Pakistan".[3] He is considered one of the most important figures in Urdu
literature,[4] with literary work in both the Urdu and Persian languages.[2][4]
Iqbal is admired as a prominent poet by Pakistanis, Indians, Bangladeshis, Sri Lankans and other
international scholars of literature.[5][6] Though Iqbal is best known as an eminent poet, he is also a
highly acclaimed "Muslim philosophical thinker of modern times".[2][6] His first poetry book, Asrar-eKhudi, appeared in the Persian language, Along with his Urdu and Persian poetry, his Urdu and
English lectures and letters have been very influential in cultural, social, religious and political
disputes.[7]

Iqbal is admired as a prominent classical poet by Pakistani, Indian and other

international scholars of literature. Although most well known as a poet, he has also
been acclaimed as a modern Muslim philosopher.
The poems emphasise the spirit and self from a religious, spiritual perspective. Many
critics have called this Iqbal's finest poetic work In Asrar-e-Khudi, Iqbal explains his
philosophy of "Khudi," is synonymous with the word "Rooh" mentioned in the Quran.
"Rooh" is that divine spark which is present in every human being, and was present in
Adam, for which God ordered all of the angels to prostrate in front of Adam. One has to
make a great journey of transformation to realize that divine spark which Iqbal calls
"Khudi".
he presented his book "Payam-e Mashreq" to King Amanullah Khan in which he
admired the liberal movements of Afghanistan against the British Empire. enslaved
societies. Here as in other books, Iqbal insists on remembering the past, doing well in
the present and preparing for the future, while emphasising love, enthusiasm and
energy to fulfill the ideal life. he speaks to the young people at large, and provides
guidance to the "new generation."
the nature of European society, which he emphasized had lost spiritual and religious
values. This inspired Iqbal to write poems on the historical and cultural heritage of
Islamic culture and Muslim people, not from an Indian but a global perspective. Iqbal
urges the global community of Muslims, addressed as the Ummah to define personal,
social and political existence by the values and teachings of Islam.
Iqbal preferred to work mainly in Persian for a predominant period of his career, but
after 1930, his works were mainly in Urdu. The works of this period were often
specifically directed at the Muslim masses of India, with an even stronger emphasis on
Islam, and Muslim spiritual and political reawakening. Iqbal laments the dissension and
disunity among the Indian Muslims as well as Muslim nations. Musafir is an account of

one of Iqbal's journeys to Afghanistan, in which the Pashtun people are counseled to
learn the "secret of Islam" and to "build up the self" within themselves. Iqbal's final work
was the Armughan-e-Hijaz (The Gift of Hijaz). Profundity of ideas and intensity of
passion are the salient features of these short poems.
He inspired newfound vision to students, youth and others. Allama Iqbal is without any
doubt, among the greatest philosophers and poets of East. The main interests of Iqbal
were scholarly. That is the reason he used the power of pen to play an important and
powerful role in shaping the independence of Pakistan.
His efforts had taken the scholarly world beyond excellence. He understood the
problems of Muslims living in the subcontinent and took part in politics of the region so
that the condition of Muslims can be improved and they can be freed of the oppression
that they were living in.

The idea of a separate homeland for Muslims, was a divinely inspired idea. His
vision was not one-dimensional. He was a very far-sighted person and it
inspired and the Muslims of the subcontinent. His struggle on political and
scholarly level was vital for the independence of Pakistan. He worked
endlessly until the very last breadth of his life to promote the true essence of
Pakistan movement. He understood the true nature of Congress and was
aware of the fact that they hold no sympathy for the Muslim community. He
was not only a very effective poet but also a great reformer for the Muslims of
the subcontinent.
He saw that the subcontinent was a place of people who belonged to different
races, religions and speak different languages. He was of the opinion that
Muslims can only live a peaceful life according to their own religion if they had
their own land and independent state.

The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam and many letters in English language, besides his Urdu
and Persian literary works. In which, he revealed his thoughts regarding Persian ideology and Islamic
Sufism in particular, his beliefs that Islamic Sufism activates the searching soul to a superior perception
of life. He also discussed philosophy, God and the meaning of prayer, human spirit and Muslim culture, as
well as other political, social and religious problems.

In spite all, the eternal Truth provided with the abundant resources of righteousness
through His just and genuine representatives who satiated the insatiable thirst for
the knowledge, of all the people as per their capacities. Iqbal was successful enough
to identify and reach to these divinely guided sources of light and direction. Iqbal is
one of the shining stars among the lovers of these true representatives of Allah
the Ahl ul Bayt (as). Sources that are the key to the existence and Allahs proof.
Iqbal stands alone in the post classical period of Islamic philosophy as a reviver of the
discipline within the Muslim world. He is the only Islamic philosopher to make a serious
attempt at grabbling with the problems of modern western philosophy within an Islamic
context. His thought has been extremely influential throughout the Islamic world today.
Iqbal introduces his notion of Khudi, or self. Arising from a desire to awaken the Muslim
Ummah. Muslim spiritual teachers he empowers the Muslim individual. Beyond its
superficial, and important, role as a motivator for Muslims Khudi embodies a deep
philosophical concept prevalent throughout his philosophical writings.
Iqbals breadth and depth of knowledge is truly remarkable. Being educated both in the
east and the west gave him a unique perspective to tackle the problems of modern times.

We should teach our youth about our literature and heritage including Iqbals
poetry, lectures and letters. True inspirational poetry of Iqbal should be taught in
our institutions instead of few traditional poems. In Pakistan people dont vote to
extremists and it is a big impact of Iqbals philosophy. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was a
creativity of Pakistani society and it is Iqbals ideology that youth of classical
families in Pakistan is singing Sufi poetry even in the presence of modern music.
These things indicate the potential of our youth as well as effect of Iqbals message.
Allam Iqbal is exceptional today as he was exceptional in his lifetime. We need to
apply Iqbals message on ourselves to deal with the problems of Muslims.
Basically, he inspired muslims of that era who were neck deep in ignorance and
were on a path of wrongness, corruption, hopelessness and deviation that led them
to losing respect, power and unity when it was most needed. Iqbal saw how this
could affect Muslims and dedicated himself to bringing them back up. His powerful
poetry and the message he sent out was clear and gained popularity, clearing
muslims minds of doubt and awakened them from their sleep of ignorance. They
realized, via his books and speeches, how they could unite and purify their beliefs,
although Jinnah at that time did not suppot a seperae nation, Iqbal proved to the
muslim how they needed a separate nation to live in harmony. His ideas and
message was not only applicable to uslims of that time but needs to be ompleted
today as well.