Allama Muhammad Iqbal was a visionary who conceived the idea of separate homeland for the Muslims of the subcontinent that was ultimately materialised in the shape of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, said Dr Fehmida Mirza in her message on the occasion of 132 Birth Anniversary of Allama Muhammad Iqbal.
The Speaker National Assembly said that prior to 1940, when Pakistan resolution was formally passed Allama Iqbal's philosophical and poetic writings were instrumental in formation and moulding of public opinion.
The dream of Allama Iqbal was a great blessing for the Muslims of the subcontinent and his poetic message roused and strengthened the spirit and will of the Muslims to get independent and separate homeland for them where they could live according to their creed, culture and traditions.
Dr Mirza said that Allama Iqbal visualised the sufferings of Ummah and masses that led to their meltdown and also proposed recipe for their revival and regaining the lost glory of the Muslims.
The Speaker said that the Muslim Ummah in general and Pakistan in particular today was confronting tremendous problems and challenges that could be overcome through the proposed remedies by Hakeem-ul-Ummah, Allama Muhammad Iqbal.
Allama Iqbal was the great proponent of unity of Muslim Ummah and reliance on their resources and strength, she said.
She further said that much of today's problems would simply vanish by following the teachings of Allama Iqbal and strictly following Islamic ways of life. The Speaker said that Iqbal's vision of Islamic society was universal that transcended beyond limits of territorial boundaries and barriers of nationhood. She said that his vision of Islam was global, encompassing every colour and race of humanity. Extremism and bigotry had no place in the Allama Iqbal scheme of things and he wanted Muslims to be moderate, peaceful and enlightened so that their deeds convince non-Muslim to develop penchant for Islam, she said.