Iqbal and Ijtihad.

There is only one genuine threat to Islam and that is so called Muslims. The fact that most of us are so called Muslims gives our so called Ulema a chance to manipulate us and so they are doing it.

The distorted version of Islam we are witnessing is nowhere near the true teachings of Islam.

Islam was supposed to be a dynamic religion as it was to guide mankind till eternity. The Ulema have left it to be static because dynamism signifies change and change is an obvious threat for Ulema as it could hurt their self aggrandized stature in the Islamic society.

Iqbal links this dynamism of Islam with the principle of Ijtihad which was supposed to be the cornerstone for all evolution in Islam.

Iqbal's lecture on the reconstruction of Ijtihad goes a long way in departing from the prevalent interpretations of Islam and at the same time it aims at restoring the original universalism and dynamism of Islam.

Lets study and understand the philosophy of Iqbal and look for the true meanings of Islam.

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