Ideology of Pakistan in The light of Statements of Allama Iqbal

Ideology of Pakistan in The light of Statements of Allama Iqbal

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Allama Iqbal the poet,philospher and a great thinker with the help of his poetry tried to awaken the Muslims of the sub-continent.He believed the separate identity of Muslims as a nation.

In 1930,Allama Iqbal presented his mature political opinion on the political fate of Indian Muslims in his presedential address at Allahbad at the annual session of Muslim League.He said:

“I am fully convinced that the Muslims of India will ultimately have to establish a separate homeland as they could not live with the Hindus in the United States.”

He also said:

“India is a continent of human beings belonging to different races,speaking different languages and professing different religions ….,I,therefore demand the formation of a consolidated Muslim state inthe best intrest of India and Islam.”

He stressed onthe formation of a separate state by saying:

“I would like to see the Punjab,NorthWest Fronties Province,Sindh and Baluchistan amalgamated into a single state self-government witin the British Empire or without the British Empire ,the formation of a consolidated North-West Indian Muslim state appears to me to be the final destiny of the Muslims at least of NorthWest India.