ALLAMA M. IQBAL AS A POET OF HEART, MIND AND SPIRIT: A TRIANGULAR ANALYSIS OF HIS POETIC VISION

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This study discovers the poetic and philosophical vision of great Muslim poet Allama Dr. Muhammad Iqbal through his triangular integration of poetic themes about heart, as a faculty of passionate love described as Ishq, mind as a faculty of intellect described as Aql and spirit as a faculty of self-hood described as Khudi. The purpose of this study is to examine Iqbal’s poetry as a synthesis the faculties of heart (Ishq), mind (Aql), and spirit (Khudi). He looks all these three faculties as interdependent forces to develop a complete human being and considers it a holistic conception of human development. By adopting the qualitative hermeneutic approach, this study has analysed some of his poetical work from his famous books Asrar-e-Khudi, Bang-e-Dra, Bal-e-Jibril, and Zarb-e-Kalim in order to examine how he integrates emotional, intellectual and spiritual faculties into a unified philosophy of life. Findings reveal that Iqbal views all these three forces as essential for the development of complete human being called Mard-e-Momin. Iqbal’s Mard-e-Momin is emotionally vibrant, intellectually active and spiritually awakened individual. The analysis concludes that Iqbal’s triangular integrated philosophy presents an admiring framework for moral, intellectual, and spiritual development of human being establishing him as a true poet of heart, mind, and spirit.