THE LIFE AND TIMES OF 'ALLÿMAH IQBÿL
Explanatory Notes
1. Sa‘dâ- See Appendix I, No. 66.
2. R«zâ- See Appendix I, No. 64.
3. Kashsh«f- See Appendix I, No. 81.
4. The celebrities referred to in Notes 2 and 3 above, i.e. Im«m Fakhr al-Dân Muhammad Zakariya R«zâ and Abu al-Q«sim Mahmëd Zamakhsharâ of Khw«rism respectively are two prominent exegesists of the Holy Qur’«n. The exegesis written by Im«m R«zâ, titled, Tafsâr-i-Kabâr is very comprehensive and strong in interpretation from sufi or spiritual perspective. Similarly the exegesis written by Zamakhsharâ known as Al-Kashsh«f is very full in explanations and use of idioms. It takes a decidedly rational and ethical view of the doctrines. Numerous exegeses written later are based on these two books.
5. Mâr £asan- See Appendix I, No. 55.
6. Arnold- See Appendix I, No. 11.
7. D«gh- See Appendix I, No. 19.
8. Nicholson- See Appendix I, No. 61.
9. Waédat al-Wujëd- See Chapter 3, paragraph "Controversy of Waédat al- Wujëd vs . Waédat al-Shuhëd."
10. Mujaddid Alf Th«nâ- See Appendix I, No. 57.
11. Waédat al-Shuhëd- See Chapter 3, paragraph "Controversy of Waédat al- Wujëd vs. Waédat-al-Shuhëd.
12. Bergson- See Appendix I, No. 16.
13. Ibn al-‘Arabâ- See Appendix I, No. 40.
14. Mussolini- See Appendix I, No. 58.
15. ñ«riq- See Appendix I, No. 74.
16. Miguil Asin Palacios- He was a Spanish orientalist who became well known for his book titled, Eschatologia Musulamana en la Divine Comedy (The Muslim Eschatology in "Divine Comedy"). This book demonstrated the influence of Muslim Mi‘r«j literature on Dante's Divine Comedy.
17. £akâm San«’â- See Appendix I, No. 70.
18. Sulè«n Maémëd of Ghaznâ- See Appendix I, No. 34.
19. Im«m Husain R.A.- See Appendix I, No. 39.
20. Ummah See Appendix IV.
21. Makhzan- This was an Urdu magazine of Lahore, during ‘All«mah Iqb«l’s time, edited and managed by Sir ‘Abd al-Q«dir.
22. In the works of' ‘All«mah Iqb«l " freedom of thought " means removing the un-Islamic (Greek, Zoroastrian, Christian etc.) thoughts and influences from Islamic thought.