Ali Shariati, an Aficionado Adherent of Iqbal´s Philosophy علی شریعتی فلسفہ اقبال کا شیداٸ

Abstract

Ali shariati was a generational icon having multi-faceted personality,a socioligist,august intellectual,political-activist,scholor,revolutionary,philosopher and most influential social reformer of 20th century.In addition to his ancestors,French Paul Sartre,Albert Camus,Iranian Muhammad Ali Barqi,Jamal-ul-Din Afghani aad Allama Iqbal´s thoughts in particular, have a profound influence on the life philosophy and revolutionary mood of shariati.He has delved deep in to Iqbal´s mind and soul and presented his message in simple and lucid form for readers to understand Iqbal´s pivotal role as the leader of contemporary Islamic resurgence.Iranian,known for their poetic appetite have a special admiration for Iqbal,Iqbal is also considered to have laid the foundation for the Iranian revolution.The intellectual currents of Iqbal and Shariati flow in the same direction.Their prime concern is the development and prosperity of muslims in every field of life.They wake up their slacking nation from slumber and remind them of their glorious past.Both are the most influential social reformers and prominent figures of international calibre.Shariati´s  liking for Iqbal and being madly influenced by him can be estimated from these words,"Iqbal is a man who attains the height of political awareness of his time to the extent that some people believe him to be solely a political figure and a liberated nationalist leader.A man who,in philosophical thought,rises to such a high level that he is regarded as a modern ideologue and scholor on par with 'Bergesen' in the Europe today or of the same stature as 'Ghazzali' in the past of islamism.Shariati developed a new perspective towards politic,society,history and sociology of Islam by following the footsteps of Iqbal.Both Iqbal and shariati were influenced by the Muslim world´s contemporary "encounter with the west".Although Iqbal lived in an earlier period of this encounter,the problems produced by it were generally the same in shariati´s life.Therefore the diagnosis and analysis made by both muslim intellectuals naturally resembled each other.Iqbal was one of the most beloved personalities of late shariati,he was disciple of Iqbal,in shariati´s writing and speeches Iqbal and his renewed religious thought are repeatedly mentioned and there is a repitation of adoration and unparalleled tributes to Iqbal,how ever in this particular paper we are going to discuss only four topics,"selfhood"(khudi),"revival of the nation","casuistry"(Ijtihad)and "Anti-colonialism" regarding the influence of Iqbal on shariati´s thoughts.

Key words: delve, lucid, pivotal, resurgence, slacking, slumber, contemporary, disciple, revival.