Political Philosophy of Muhammad Iqbal - Islam and Nationalism in Late Colonial India

This book reflects upon the political philosophy of Muhammad Iqbal, a towering intellectual figure in South Asian history, revered by many for his poetry and his thought. He lived in India in the twilight years of the British Empire and, apart from a short but significant period studying in the West, he remained in Punjab until his death in 1938. The book studies Iqbal's critique of nationalist ideology and his attempts to chart a path for the development of the 'nation' by liberating it from the centralizing and homogenizing tendencies of the modern state structure. Iqbal frequently clashed with his contemporaries over his view of nationalism as 'the greatest enemy of Islam'. He constructed his own particular interpretation of Islam - forged through an interaction with Muslim thinkers and Western intellectual traditions - that was ahead of its time, and since his death both modernists and Islamists have continued to champion his legacy.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Muslim political discourse c.1857-1940; 2. 'Mera Payam Aur Hai': Iqbal's roles as an intellectual and poet; 3. Reconstruction of Islam; 4. Rejecting nationalism, relocating the nation; 5. Development of the nation; Conclusion.

About the author

Iqbal Singh Sevea is Assistant Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Summary

Enjoyable story-based practice for the Cambridge Young Learners English (YLE) Tests.

Product details

• Authors: Iqbal Singh Sevea, Iqbal Singh (University of North Carolina Sevea, Sevea Iqbal Singh
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.02.2017
• EAN: 9781316633700
• ISBN: 978-1-316-63370-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Education and learning > Miscellaneous; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Islam, RELIGION / Islam / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, Nationalism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, India, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Colonialism and imperialism, Asian History, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Islamic & Arabic philosophy, HISTORY / Asia / South / General, HISTORY / Islamic, HISTORY / Asia / South / India