ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Wednesday said Allama Iqbal was the great proponent of the unity of Muslim nation and much of today’s problems will simply vanish by following the teachings of Iqbal and Islamic way of life.
In his message on the occasion of the 140th birth anniversary of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, he said the birth anniversary of the great poet of the Islamic world was an apt opportunity for the world Muslims to realize the great poet’s ideas and thoughts, which were the glory and grandeur of the Islamic world, he said in a statement.
The speaker said prior the passage of Pakistan resolution Allama Iqbal’s philosophical and poetic writings were instrumental in formation and molding of public opinion.
He said the dream of Allama Iqbal was a great blessing for the Muslims of the sub-continent and his poetic message roused and strengthened the spirit and will of the Muslims to get an independent and separate homeland for them where they could live according to their religion, culture and tradition.
Meanwhile, Deputy Speaker Murtaza Javed Abbasi said Iqbal’s vision of Islamic society was universal and transcended beyond limits of territorial boundaries and barriers of nationhood.
He said his vision of Islam was global, encompassing every colour and race of humanity.
The deputy speaker said extremism and bigotry had no place in the Allama Iqbal’s scheme of things, and he wanted Muslims to be moderate, peaceful and enlightened so that their deeds convince non-Muslims to develop a penchant for Islam.
