The Philosophical Notion of Muhammad Iqbal Regarding Nationalism and Modernity

Abstract

Iqbal had a substantial understanding of both Islamic and contemporary Western philosophy. The magnitude of gaging Iqbal's ideas in light of current events is accentuated throughout this research paper. Iqbal asserts that among all the world's religions, Islam has the most thorough conception of people as unique individuals with limitless potential who can carry out deeds that enhance their sense of ‘Khudi’ or Self. In this instance, the idea of "Will" served as the link between truth and action rather than intelligence and comprehension. This research adopted a qualitative methodology. Content analysis of Iqbal's works has been done to understand his idea of ‘Khudi’ or Self to challenge and reconcile modernity and nationalism. The article finds that the conception of self and community are associated with the phenomenon of modernity. Iqbal did not accept Western civilization and Western-oriented modernity, rather Iqbal suggests Muslims to choose the path of modernity from Islamic history and the Quran.