'خطاب بہ جوانان اسلام' میں تلمیحات اور اشارات - ایک مطالعہ

Abstract

In 1914, Allama Iqbal wrote the poem "Khitaab ba Nau-Jawanan-e-Islam" in response to an invitation from the annual meeting of the Old Boys Association of MAO College, Aligarh. This poem, part of Bang-e-Dra, urges Muslim youth to compare their current status with the achievements and grandeur of their ancestors. This short poem encapsulates the past, present and future of the Islamic world. Allama Iqbal encourages Muslim youth to learn from their glorious past, reflect on their current decline and strive for a better future. The poem references key historical symbols, such as the phrase "Woh Kia Gardoon Tha" indicating the peak of Muslim civilization, which even non-Muslim thinkers acknowledge. Allama Iqbal calls upon today's Muslim youth to recall that era and strive to reclaim it. The term "Taj Sar-e-Dara" refers to the ancient Persian powers that dominated the early Islamic era but were defeated by Muslims through their faith, character, and knowledge, spreading Islam’s message across the world. Allama Iqbal’s philosophy places significant emphasis on spiritual humility (Fakr), and his ideal figures, the mard-e-momin (true believer) and mard-e-qalandar (spiritual man), are embodiments of this quality. He reminds Muslim youth that their ancestors achieved greatness through adherence to divine commandments and the example of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), transforming the world’s superficial beauty into genuine moral values. Allama Iqbal expresses deep sorrow over the lost intellectual heritage of Muslims, which today’s youth neither possess nor realize has been appropriated by others. During his time in Europe, Iqbal observed firsthand how Western scholars benefited from the scientific and intellectual contributions of Muslim civilization, while the Muslim world and its youth remained oblivious to their own rich legacy. This, Iqbal laments, is a tragic irony of history.