IQBAL'S VISION OF PAKISTAN
Iqbal's Vision of Pakistan: A Philosophical Study
Territorial Nationalism and Imperialism
Indian Nationalism and Islamic Universalism
After his return to Europe Iqbal abandoned the concept of composite Indian nationalism and adopted Muslim Nationalism. He also carved out his views on Islamic universalism. He believed that European concept of nationalism cannot be applied to India. He asserted that according to European nation India is not a land with one nation. Because two major communities living in India i.e. Hindus and Muslims do not share common language, common culture, common history which is the basis of nationalism. Rather Muslims possess separate identity with their own religious and cultural values. These views were expressed in his poem ' The Anthem of the Islamic Community '
To Iqbal territorial nationalism and Islam were contradictory and irreconcilable. Iqbal reasoned that mission of Islam was to demolish idolatry, it could not approve of patriotism (born out of nationalism), which was nothing but "a subtle form of idolatry". He wrote a poem ' Territorial Nationalism ' and in one its couplet said:
Country is the supreme among all the contemporary idols.
He said that: God's creation is divided into nations by territorial nationalism. So the Territorial nationalism creates division in the Muslims community. And the roots of Islamic nationality are destroyed by it.
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