Islamization of Modern Knowledge: An Analytical Study of Iqbal’s Philosophy

Abstract

Allama Muhammad Iqbal is counted among those important personalities whose name is a source of pride for the nation and nation due to his significant achievements in the history of Pakistan and India. Allama undertook the service of the Muslim nation during the days of oppression and slavery of the Muslims of India as well as the Muslims of the world, it was a time when the whole nation was suffering from political degradation and economic misery. What the Muslims were getting from the West, they were accepting it without hesitation. The Western civilization was prominent and dominant in every aspect of life, including clothes, morals, character, appearance, and manners. Especially those who could speak a European language. For him, his mother tongue was ridiculed and his national dress became a shame. In his teachings, Iqbal has raised the knowledge of the reflection of Islam and the universal theory of Islam.   He has said that Islam guides man in every field of life. The light of Islam seems to be shining in all the concepts and ideas of Allama. They consider the ideology of Islam as the only solution to all the problems of mankind. According to them, the solution to all the problems of life is the Holy Quran. The true focus of Allama's thoughts and actions is the teachings of the Quran and the love of the Prophet. He went down to the bottom of Western civilization and found evidence that Islam is the only viable plan of human life that has the power to establish a universal community of human beings. Raised from captivity gathers together with brotherly sentiments on the universal platform of worship of one God. Immersed in the Qur'an, he laid down the principles of the collective and individual life of Muslims and in the light of his extensive study put them forward with all his strength and confidence.