THE LIFE AND TIMES OF 'ALLÿMAH IQBÿL

Conclusion

Thus we see that ‘All«mah Iqb«l was not molded by his environment by completely accepting its evils and virtues together. On the contrary he distinguished between the good and the evil in whatever he experienced in life, selected the good and rejected the evil. He also warned the Muslim Ummah and all mankind of the good and evil in the present day world and society. He taught Muslims how to acquire virtues and fight evil. In this he followed the path of his predecessors by adopting their dynamism and effort to reform the intelligentsia. In this respect he derived most inspiration from Maulan« Rëmâ and he acknowledges this at many places in his works. Cf.

(50) Like Rëmâ I made the adh«n to prayer in the Haram
I have learnt the secrets of life from him

(51) A fighter against mischief in the olden days was he
A fighter against mischief in the present days am I!
(Appendix III, No. 33)

Though the conditions prevailing in the present world and their influence on the Muslim world and society were very disappointing and pained him very much he did not restrict himself to relating only the negative aspect. He also infused the spirit of the hope of improvement and progress in Muslims and gave the recipe for the same.