• M. L. Sehgal

Iqbal put forward his theory of education which, primarily, catered the needs of Islamic students as it was based strictly upon his own Pan- Islamic thought that the students should be taught Religion, History, Science and Technology, Home education (women) and Character( Moral) education. He emphasized the women pupils to develop educationally but curriculum should not include that content which worked against their unique ‘nisayiat’ (character). His theory revolved around the concept of ‘khudi’(self) as it would help the students to distinguish between ‘khair’ (good) and ‘sharr’ (bad); and between ‘haqq’ (just) and ‘batil’ (unjust) and ,thereby, made them ‘maumin’ (a true personality) who believed that Islam was a complete way of life with Muhammad being its last Prophet. The students needed to develop an ideal character by cultivating courage, tolerance ,’faqr’ and leadership qualities who wanted ‘amn’ (peace), adl (justice),and ‘falah-o-behbud’ (overall welfare) of the community by showing the utmost respect towards their teachers. Iqbal wanted the teachers to be the persons of exemplary character who possessed ‘admiyat’ (humanity) and ‘ihtram’ (respect) for all and had mastery over their subjects. The teachers should diagnose, polish and activate the hidden talents of students and channelize them towards the right path with their impartial evaluation by providing an overall healthy and congenial atmosphere in educational institutions. All this would stand the students in good stead in future for acquiring an original thinking and farsightedness. But Iqbal believed that intellectual secularism and ‘Value-free School Environment’ destroyed the moral integrity of the students and teachers.

Khudi, Sunnah, Marde Momin, Intellectual Secularism, Curriculum, Instructional Methods, Learning by doing, Islamic Ideology, Creative abilities

" Education Philosophy of Sir Muhammad Iqbal: A Historical Perspective", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.638-646, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904Q99.pdf

" Education Philosophy of Sir Muhammad Iqbal: A Historical Perspective", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp638-646, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904Q99.pdf