مستقبل کا لائحہ عمل: فکرِ اقبالؒ کی روشنی میں

Abstract

Allama Iqbal's observations of the East and West in his life and the conclusions he came to after carefully examining the moods of the nations, those results are available in the form of two great manuscripts. One is "Armaghan-e-Hijaz" (The gift of Hijaaz) which consists of two parts, Urdu and Persian, and the other is Persian Masnavi “pas che bayad kard, aye aqwaam e sharq" (So what should be done, O nations of the East). These collections, which came to the fore in the last days of his life, can be said to look back on Allama Iqbal's own life and achievements. Here we find two elements simultaneously: there is a past that has been experienced and a future to be experienced. Allama Iqbal saw the future of the Muslim Ummah with his philosophical and intellectual vision for a long time and then formulated the keys and rules for shaping this future. Allama Iqbal studied the development history of the Nation of Islam from such a profound perspective, hardly any other personality in this century can compare. The people of the East have long strived to improve their destiny. Unfortunately, today, Asian youth are largely ignorant of Iqbal's thought. It is not just the youth—some older individuals are also misinterpreting and distorting his ideas. While Iqbal was shaping the future of this nation, he found himself on the path of non-existence. The central question of this paper is: how can a future action plan be prepared in accordance with the principles outlined in Iqbal's philosophy?