Abstract
Allama Muhammad Iqbal had considerable religious, social and political services with
regard to the Muslims of the sub-continent especially his vision regarding the separate
homeland left deep impact in minds of Indian masses. There are views that Iqbal remained
detached to the politics before 1926 elections but the question is how he received massive
support if he stepped politics in 1926 election. Iqbal believed on Combined Indian
Nationalism initially but his thought turned into the Muslim Nationalism as his point of
view portrays the need that Muslims should adopt apprehensive approach for protection of
their separate identity and survival. Iqbal believed that Muslims of India can retain this
unique identity through political power. He always takes the best care of the Muslims
interests and gives them the top priority and always speaks what he considers truth. He
wanted a system in which the educationally backward Muslims may also get a reasonable
representation in the administration of sub-continent India. Iqbal‟s determination for the
cause brought him into limelight as a sagacious political entity. Allama Iqbal had a busy
period in Indian politics during September 1931- February 1932 because of popular
acknowledgment by the masses as Muslim thinker and leader. The Kashmir cause persisted
dear to him and never missed to highlight the cause which is evident from his poetry. Iqbal
worked in his last phase of politics on two ends: primarily to transform the thinking
approach of Muhammad Ali Jinnah towards the idea of Pakistan and later, to make the
Muslim League the sole accredited voice of Muslims. Between May 1936 and June 1937,
Iqbal extended his idea of a separate state via confidential letters to Jinnah and outlined
what he envisaged for the best interest of Indian Muslims.
Isra Sarwar , Zubaida Zafar. (2019) Allama Muhammad Iqbal in Politics of the Indian Subcontinent, Journal of Indian Studies, Volume 5, Issue 2.
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