Allama Iqbal the poet,philospherand a great thinker with the helpof 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 hismature 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 aseparate state by saying: "I would like to see the Punjab,NorthWest Fronties Province,Sindh and Baluchistan amalgamated into a single state self-governmentwitin the British Empire or without the British Empire ,the formation of a consolidated North-West Indian Muslim state appears to me to bethe final destiny of the Muslims at least of NorthWest India."
Posted on: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 07:34:38 +0000
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