Iqbal’s and Hassan’s complaints: a study of “To the Holy Prophet” and “SMS to sir Muhammad Iqbal”

Muhammad Iqbal and Mohd. Kamal Hassan respectively wrote “To the Holy Prophet” and “SMS to Sir Muhammad Iqbal” in the 1930s and in the 2000s – two extremely challenging times, as in the former most Muslim‐majority countries were under European colonial rule and in the latter, Western global powers w...

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description Muhammad Iqbal and Mohd. Kamal Hassan respectively wrote “To the Holy Prophet” and “SMS to Sir Muhammad Iqbal” in the 1930s and in the 2000s – two extremely challenging times, as in the former most Muslim‐majority countries were under European colonial rule and in the latter, Western global powers wove an all‐pervasive web of domination and exploitation of them. They focus on the internal weaknesses of subjugated Muslims and lament that, since the attitude of many of them is characterized by inaction and reliance on others, domination by foreign powers became an inevitable corollary. A culture of self‐indulgence, stagnation, and complacency precipitated their decline and facilitated their exploitation by powerful outside interests. In their pursuit to understand the reasons for Western domination over Muslim societies, they studied the “moral paralysis” of colonized Muslims in order to reform them. Accordingly, their analysis of the subordinate position of Muslim peoples and countries can clearly be viewed through the lens of Bennabi’s notion of “colonizability,” as Iqbal’s and Hassan’s complaints in the poems mostly involve exposing several of their weaknesses that prevented them from playing their actual role, and hindered them from realising their potential, in the world.
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spelling iium-810902021-04-01T09:53:19Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/81090/ Iqbal’s and Hassan’s complaints: a study of “To the Holy Prophet” and “SMS to sir Muhammad Iqbal” Hasan, Md. Mahmudul BP88 Individual authors, A-Z PI Oriental languages and literatures PN0080 Criticism Muhammad Iqbal and Mohd. Kamal Hassan respectively wrote “To the Holy Prophet” and “SMS to Sir Muhammad Iqbal” in the 1930s and in the 2000s – two extremely challenging times, as in the former most Muslim‐majority countries were under European colonial rule and in the latter, Western global powers wove an all‐pervasive web of domination and exploitation of them. They focus on the internal weaknesses of subjugated Muslims and lament that, since the attitude of many of them is characterized by inaction and reliance on others, domination by foreign powers became an inevitable corollary. A culture of self‐indulgence, stagnation, and complacency precipitated their decline and facilitated their exploitation by powerful outside interests. In their pursuit to understand the reasons for Western domination over Muslim societies, they studied the “moral paralysis” of colonized Muslims in order to reform them. Accordingly, their analysis of the subordinate position of Muslim peoples and countries can clearly be viewed through the lens of Bennabi’s notion of “colonizability,” as Iqbal’s and Hassan’s complaints in the poems mostly involve exposing several of their weaknesses that prevented them from playing their actual role, and hindered them from realising their potential, in the world. Wiley 2020-06-25 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/81090/1/Iqbal%E2%80%99s%20and%20Hassan%E2%80%99s%20Complaints.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/81090/7/81090_Iqbal%E2%80%99s%20and%20Hassan%E2%80%99s%20Complaints_WOS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/81090/8/81090_Iqbal%E2%80%99s%20and%20Hassan%E2%80%99s_Scopus.pdf Hasan, Md. Mahmudul (2020) Iqbal’s and Hassan’s complaints: a study of “To the Holy Prophet” and “SMS to sir Muhammad Iqbal”. The Muslim World, 110 (2). pp. 195-216. E-ISSN 1478-1913 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14781913/2020/110/2
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Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
Iqbal’s and Hassan’s complaints: a study of “To the Holy Prophet” and “SMS to sir Muhammad Iqbal”
title Iqbal’s and Hassan’s complaints: a study of “To the Holy Prophet” and “SMS to sir Muhammad Iqbal”
title_full Iqbal’s and Hassan’s complaints: a study of “To the Holy Prophet” and “SMS to sir Muhammad Iqbal”
title_fullStr Iqbal’s and Hassan’s complaints: a study of “To the Holy Prophet” and “SMS to sir Muhammad Iqbal”
title_full_unstemmed Iqbal’s and Hassan’s complaints: a study of “To the Holy Prophet” and “SMS to sir Muhammad Iqbal”
title_short Iqbal’s and Hassan’s complaints: a study of “To the Holy Prophet” and “SMS to sir Muhammad Iqbal”
title_sort iqbal’s and hassan’s complaints: a study of “to the holy prophet” and “sms to sir muhammad iqbal”
topic BP88 Individual authors, A-Z
PI Oriental languages and literatures
PN0080 Criticism
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/81090/1/Iqbal%E2%80%99s%20and%20Hassan%E2%80%99s%20Complaints.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/81090/7/81090_Iqbal%E2%80%99s%20and%20Hassan%E2%80%99s%20Complaints_WOS.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/81090/8/81090_Iqbal%E2%80%99s%20and%20Hassan%E2%80%99s_Scopus.pdf