Workshop Held on Iqbal’s Philosophy of Being and the Concept of God on His 149th Birth Anniversary

Islamabad() On the occasion of the 149th birth anniversary of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, MUSLIM Institute organised a one-day workshop at the National Library, Islamabad, titled “Reconstructing Iqbal’s Philosophical Method on the Concept of Being and the Almighty God”.The keynote speaker, Dr. Idrees Azad, examined Allama Iqbal’s concept of God and philosophy of Khudi (selfhood) in the light of modern physics, biology and neuroscience.He said that Iqbal began the discussion on the existence of God not with traditional arguments but with inner human experience and consciousness.

Khudi, he said, is not merely a complex biological system but a unique unity that relates to its own self.The workshop held a detailed discussion on the relationship between human consciousness, reality, unity, life and selfhood. The speaker said that a person’s knowledge of his own self and inner being leads him toward knowledge of his Creator.Students, researchers and people associated with learning and philosophy from across the country attended the workshop.