چکیده:
This paper deals with the philosophical aspects of nationalism and pan-Islamism
in view of Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, a great poet and philosopher of sub-continent.
The paper examines in an analytical way, how Iqbal’s concept of nationalism is
different from Western brand of nationalism and coincided with Jamal-u-din
Afghani’s ideal of pan-Islamism. The paper discusses how Iqbal reconciled his
ideal with the real world-over dynamics, especially in the Muslim world after
World War II. It is further argued that how far his idea of Nationalism and his
concern for Muslim unity had relevance to the contemporary Muslim world,
particularly in the context of predicament faced by the Muslim Ummah.
خلاصه ماشینی:
"He had denounced Western brand of nationalism and advanced the case of pan-Islamism in line with Jamal-ud-Din Afghani and world Muslim unity.
This paper focuses on some philosophical aspects of Iqbal’s nationalism and pan-Islamism and its conceptual relevance in the contemporary Muslim world.
At the very start it had become clear to me from the writings of European authors that the imperialistic designs of Europe were in great need of this effective weapon- the propagation of the European conception of nationalism in Muslim countries to shatter the religious unity of Islam to pieces.
9 As keen observer of Muslim affairs, Iqbal, like Afghani, suggested the Pan-Islamic ideal in response to a desperate situation confronting the Muslim world.
16 Hence, Iqbal tried to resolve the conflict between nationalism, the fact of life and pan-Islamism, the ideal towards which he would like to see the Muslim people strive.
Present alarming situation faced by Muslim Ummah demands reawakening of Muslim community in order to answer the questions posed by the modern world to redefine Islamic thought as well as to prepare the Ummah to meet with the new challengs in the real world.
51 As argued in the above discussion, he alongwith the experience and world-wide changing circumstances has tempered his idealism, adjusting his position vis-à-vis nationalism and pan-Islamism, in seeking to resolve the conflict by evolving a synthetic concept of Muslim nationalism or Muslim universalism, which embodies the inherently Islamic direction."