Iqbal’s Life, Thought and Work for Muslim Ummah: An Analysis

Humanity delights in the exploits of great men, as they show to what heights man can rise, and Iqbal’s life provides a noble and inspiring example of the heights to which the human intellect can soar in spheres so widely apart. Iqbal is generally known as the greatest poet-philosopher of this age. Who had written poetry and prose having a depth of philosophy, which is a very rare combination. But when someone try to analyze all the facets of his work the versatility of his genius simply staggers his imagination. He had discussed the fundamental problem as a true believer, poet, and philosopher. He also possessed another characteristic essential to the genius which is a critical understanding of the past to meet the demand of the present and the challenges of the future. As the philosophy of Iqbal deals with matters concerning mankind, other thinkers in the East and the West have given their thoughts to the same problems considered by Iqbal. It is an extremely hazardous task to discover whether affinities exist between the ideas of Iqbal and those of other great thinkers of the world, but to trace the sources of his thought is more so. Sir Muhammad Iqbal, despite his learning and wide reading, is no mere echo of other men’s ideas but is distinctly an original thinker.A descriptive analysis of Iqbal's life, distinctive thought, and creative output are presented in this paper. Iqbal has described his own solutions to address the various flaws of the Muslim Ummah, which are still relevant