Governor Jaffar Khan Mandokhail Marks Iqbal Day, Urges Unity and Self-Awareness

QUETTA: Governor Balochistan Jaffar Khan Mandokhail, in a message on the birth anniversary of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, said that Iqbal’s thought and inspiring poetry became an effective means of instilling awakening, selfhood, freedom and unity among the Muslims of the subcontinent.

His ideas, he said, not only roused the Muslims of the subcontinent from their slumber of heedlessness but also gave Muslims across the world a new intellectual direction and a message of practical struggle.

Iqbal’s message remains important today

Allama Muhammad Iqbal devoted his entire life to the intellectual and moral training of Muslims, their progress and the restoration of their lost glory. The core purpose of his poetry was to awaken among Muslims self-confidence, selfhood, unity, collective consciousness and the spirit of action.

Iqbal’s message is not confined to one era or region. In facing the challenges confronting Muslims in today’s global situation, his ideas on unity, knowledge, selfhood, tolerance and collective struggle have assumed greater importance than ever before.

Through his thought-provoking poetry, Iqbal breathed a new spirit into the Muslims of the subcontinent and awakened them to achieve their distinct national identity, political rights and a free future.

The real purpose of Iqbal Day

The true purpose of observing Iqbal Day, he said, is not merely to hold ceremonies or recite his poetry, but to understand his ideas and philosophy, adopt them in individual and collective life, and put his message of selfhood, knowledge, action and unity into practice.

Governor Jaffar Khan Mandokhail expressed the resolve that, as a nation, we must draw guidance from Allama Iqbal’s ideas and make our full contribution towards modern education, national cohesion and collective progress. This, he said, would be a true tribute to the Poet of the East and a practical step towards realising his dreams.