r/pakistan • u/jimlindsay__ • 6h ago
Education Are students taught about Mohammad Iqbal in pak????
I mean do they teach his philosophy deeply or even on a basic level????
Cuz i see islamic scholars misinterpret many times and they take him and his philosophy emotionally rather being critical and trying to understand.
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u/Sufficient-Peach6365 6h ago
I remember we had poems written by him on our text books, but not interpreted in depth. No doubt, the work he's done is amazing and inspirational. I hope more people read and understand his poems and essays. I'm trying to read and understand his poetry these days.
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u/jimlindsay__ 6h ago
Ohhhh , which book?
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u/Odd-Plant-4886 لاہور 6h ago
Allama Iqbal? Well hes pretty popular and most Pakistani school kids would know about him imo. And we did do a couple of his works over the years, however, I will argue that his philosophy isn't really covered in basic education?
Maybe if you got a degree in Urdu Literature or something, maybe then (I wouldn't know), but not a lot on the basic level. In simpler words, when we did his works in class, the discussion was more about content than the author. And looking at Iqbal, I don't think his philosophy can be summarised in such a short time.
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u/ComfortableBeing7017 PK 6h ago
In my experience, they mostly just teach a few verses of Iqbal and their basic meanings. There is hardly any in-depth discussion of his philosophy or the ideas behind his poetry. If students were encouraged to study his work critically instead of just memorizing it for exams, they might develop a much deeper understanding of what he was actually trying to convey. They would no longer remain ordinary thinkers.