Political Science · Indian Political Thought
UGC NET June 2019 Political Science
Which of the following writings are associated with Muhammad Iqbal? Select the correct option from those given below.
- 1. Tarana-e-Hind
- 2. The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam
- 3. Historical Role of Islam
- 4. The Bang-e-Dara
A1, 2 & 3
B1, 3 & 4
C1, 2 & 4 ✓ Correct
D2, 3 & 4
Correct answer: (C) 1, 2 & 4 — The writings associated with Iqbal are Tarana-e-Hind (1904), The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam (1930) and Bang-e-Dara (1924), so the answer is 1, 2 and 4.
Explanation
★The writings associated with Iqbal are Tarana-e-Hind (1904), The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam (1930) and Bang-e-Dara (1924), so the answer is 1, 2 and 4.
★Tarana-e-Hind, beginning 'Saare Jahan Se Achha', is his celebrated patriotic Urdu poem written in 1904.
★The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam (1930) is his major prose work, a series of lectures urging a philosophical renewal of Islamic thought.
★Bang-e-Dara, meaning 'The Call of the Marching Bell', is his first major Urdu poetry collection, published in 1924.
★Historical Role of Islam is not a work of Iqbal, which is why statement 3 is excluded from the correct set.
★Sir Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938), the 'Poet of the East', was a poet, philosopher and politician of Urdu and Persian.
★His other works include Asrar-e-Khudi, Rumuz-i-Bekhudi and Bal-e-Jibril, reflecting his philosophy of selfhood (khudi).
★At the 1930 Allahabad session of the Muslim League, Iqbal first outlined a separate Muslim state in north-western India.
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