{"id":36070,"date":"2020-11-10T11:42:30","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T10:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icesco.preprod.io\/2020\/11\/10\/icesco-dg-pays-tribute-to-philosopher-muhammad-iqbal-and-calls-for-promoting-values-of-muslim-ummah\/"},"modified":"2020-11-10T11:42:30","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T10:42:30","slug":"icesco-dg-pays-tribute-to-philosopher-muhammad-iqbal-and-calls-for-promoting-values-of-muslim-ummah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icesco.org\/en\/2020\/11\/10\/icesco-dg-pays-tribute-to-philosopher-muhammad-iqbal-and-calls-for-promoting-values-of-muslim-ummah\/","title":{"rendered":"ICESCO DG Pays Tribute to Philosopher Muhammad Iqbal and Calls for Promoting Values of Muslim Ummah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General (DG)\nof the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO),\ncalled on Muslim countries to seek the renewal, enlightenment, and the values\nto restore the glories of the Ummah. He proposed critical thinking, action,\npeace, and tolerance as well as a strong contribution to progress and development\nas a means of achieving the glory. He also called for rejecting all forms of\nviolence, extremism, and intellectual stagnation, which he asserted to have no\nconnection with Islam and the message of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statement was part of the DG\u2019s address\nat the opening session of the International Virtual Conference on \u201cTolerance\nand Foresight of Muhammad Iqbal.\u201d ICESCO held the event yesterday, November 9,\nto pay tribute to the late Dr. Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938), who is one of the prominent\nand high-level philosophers, poets, and literary figures in Islamic history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The conference\nwas part of ICESCO\u2019s activities to publicize the efforts of prominent\nscientists and intellectuals. The Organization also aimed to capitalize on the figures\u2019\nachievements and values to promote scientific and cultural scenes and build a\nbrighter and more prosperous future for the Islamic world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. AlMalik made it clear that the\nchallenges facing the Islamic world require an intellectual renaissance, such\nas the one that Muhammad Iqbal launched through his ideas and perceptions that\nstill apply to our modern times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe should join our efforts to reject the\nnegative phenomena in our Islamic societies to lead the change and fight\nagainst intellectual stagnation and fanaticism through tolerance and embrace of\nthe future and self-development,\u201d added Dr. Al-Malik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DG also stated that \u201cIqbal considered\nrenewal to be a spiritual mission based on the renewal of soul, thought, and\nethics. Through his love for Islam and the Muslim Ummah around the globe, Dr.\nIqbal strived to enlighten minds and hearts to develop the Islamic world after\nits collapse in the colonial era.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIqbal has become a model for the Muslim\nwho is proud of his religion, values, and morals. He left us a great\nintellectual heritage which has an impact inside and outside the Islamic world,\u201d\ncontinued the DG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. AlMalik stated that Dr. Iqbal had a\nstrong belief in the important impact of religion on human souls as a stimulus\nfor individuals and groups to build a more prosperous future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHis philosophy earned him a position among\nthe intellectuals who were ahead of their times. He based his anticipatory theory\nin reform, renewal, and the relationship between Islam and time on two\nfoundations: thorough intellectual criticism of the world as a whole and the\nIslamic world in particular, and construction through Muslims\u2019 self-awareness\nand their perception of the surrounding environment and the content of the\nnoble message of Islam,\u201d underscored Dr. AlMalik. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. AlMalik stressed that the forum is just\nthe beginning of other activities to shed light on the great intellectuals in\nIslamic history and benefit from their innovations and perspectives. The goal\nof the initiative is to promote societies, build the future, and revitalize and\ndisseminate the peaceful messages of Islam as a religion of tolerance and its noble\nethical values. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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