Abstract
This study is an attempt to bring into light the novelty and the
contemporary relevance of Iqbal’s Philosophical Theology of Freedom. It
has been argued that the approach with which Iqbal postulates human
freedom – alongside its extent – is not only original but is also more
maintainable owing to its systemic coherence and explanatory power. The
endeavor has been carried out by showing the necessary link and
dependence of human freedom with such variables as temporality, God’s
attributes, and causation. Adherence to the concept of openness of future,
limitlessness of human knowledge and creativity, rationalization of various
attributes of God, and the unveiling of the nature of teleology and causation
allows Iqbal to formulate an account of human freedom that is workable
amidst the postulation of legal, ethical, and religious responsibility. This
study has been carried out by analyzing Iqbal’s major philosophical work
The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam. Contextualizing of his
approach amidst larger philosophically relevant canvas has also been
attempted.
Hafiz Muhammad Hammad Mushtaq. (2020) IQBAL’S PHILOSOPHICAL THEOLOGY OF FREEDOM, Al-Hikmat: A Journal of Philosophy, Volume 40, Issue 01.
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