Allama Iqbal did it all

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Re: Allama Iqbal did it all

@decentGuy

Not just kids, even most adults don’t know much about Allama Iqbal’s poetry or about other great Muslim heroes of the subcontinent. O/A levels is great for Math and Science education but the way it covers the treasures of literature of the subcontinent leaves a lifelong bad taste with it’s readers. Those interested in literature then get drawn to Shakespeare, Willam Wordsworth, etc. who no doubt are great names in their own right but since many of our educated people lack an understanding of their own greats, it subconsciously brings forth a slave mentality that sees the culture of the subcontinent as intellectually lacking compared to other cultures. The matric/inter system is designed to address all that but due to poor quality of Urdu teachers, the goal was never realized.

These were some of the concerns why Hakim Said started Hamdard school and Madinat-al-Hikmah and established the largest library of South Asia at the time. His team introduced so many programs to teach the new generation about their heroes so they feel confident about their culture when they grow up to face the world. But as we all know he was assassinated. Many people tried to restart that work from time to time but the momentum he built got lost.

Very good points! :k:

I think Hakim Said was our last proper intellect and we can see where the country has gone since then