Iqbal’s Concept of Love of God

Abstract

The uniqueness of Iqbal does not lie in the fact that he is only a philosopher. Rather he is unique because the philosophy he has presented is not complicated due to logic and language. It is the philosophy of life. This is the reason his views and concepts are not only compatible with the age in this 21" century but also these views and concepts are more useful in terms of character building and personality building than the previous century. The center of Iqbal's philosophy views is his idea of selfhood. But when he passes from selfhood to loss of self then he makes us recognize the concept of love. The person who recognizes God after self-recognition does not loss himself in mortality. He finds himself on the way of eternity. This is the stage where a human being is encouraged to find unending potentials in himself due to the concept of love of God by Iqbal. This research particular discusses this philosophy of Iqbal. This research also explores Iqbal's meaning of reality through analysis of Iqbal's work and poetry. The present study also aims to shed light on the fact that how Iqbal has presented this concept of love of God in best and unique manners. The present study also discusses hidden and unhidden facts revealed by Iqbal's concept of love of God. It has been proved with arguments that like other philosophies of Iqbal, this philosophy is also universal.