ALLAMA IQBAL’S PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS AT ALLAHABAD
Important points:
1. Decline of Muslim Ummah in general and Muslims of India in particular
2. Islam is a complete code of life. And Muslims are a nation.
3. There is no harmony between Muslims and Hindus in India.
4. A separate homeland for the Muslims of India comprising of Punjab, sindh, Balochistan and NWFP.
a. He Said “I would like to see the Punjab, North-West Frontier Provinces, Sindh and Balochistan into a single State. Self-Government within the British Empireor without the British Empire. The formation of the consolidated North-West Indian Muslim State appears to be the final destiny of the Muslims, at least of the North-West India.”
b. Two Nation Theory
4. Suggestions for the constitution. (He was against the central legislative assembly and wanted assembly of representative of federal States).
5. Muslim Representation in the British Indian Assembly shall be 1/3rd.
Hindu Reaction:
• An editorial in daily Partab, Lahore wrote about Allama Muhammad Iqbal that he is a dangerous Muslim of North Western India.
• In Daily Inqalab, Lahore a Hindu Columnist wrote “Iqbal Wanted to snatch the country of Hindus from them and to give it to the Muslims.
Muslims supported his ideas. News papers like Daily Hindu and Daily hamdam supported him and propagated his message and ideas through the Subcontinent.
Iqbal earned the title of
“Dreamer of Pakistan” for Himself.