اقبال کا تصور وطنیت (بانگ درا کے حوالے سے)

Abstract

“Bang- e -Dara” is Iqbal's first collection of Urdu poetry which was published in 1924.  This collection contains the early poetry of Iqbal, in which the element of patriotism is prominent in addition to the descriptions of nature, love and moralsubjects. Most of his poems are full of feelings of love for the country. The poems of “Bang- e -Dara”show Iqbal's patriotism.  The long poems of this collection are based on the natural scenes of the homeland and the glory of the subcontinent, through which Iqbal instilled the love of country in the hearts of the countrymen and he became equally popular among all the nations of the Subcontinent. Patriotism was very prominent in Iqbal's early poetry, but after his return from Europe, there was a significant change in his thoughts. In fact, Iqbal's concept of patriotism was completely different from the western concept of patriotism. The western concept of patriotism was based on color, race, language and geographical boundaries.  Therefore, Iqbal began to consider the western concept of patriotism as a threat to Islam and Muslims. In his later poetry, Iqbal strongly opposed the western concept of patriotism and urged Muslims to remain as one nation which he called “Millat e Islamia” (the Islamic Nation), and which is based on Religion not geographical boundaries.