Iqbal was a multifaceted individual who excelled in the realms of poetry, politics, and philosophy. Iqbal had a very clear idea about the role of women in family and national life, and on deeper analysis of his poetry, one easily picks up on the well-roundedness of his message, meaning thereby that he considers the role of both genders to be equally important. The beauty of Iqbal’s poetry that is aimed at the role of women is that it does not convey the message of equality but of equity. He wanted to rouse the women within their societal context, and their capabilities, limitations and constraints; he did not envision them to follow the western model. Iqbal has addressed numerous significant topics through his literary endeavors like ‘Ramooz-e-Bekhudi’, ‘Zareb-e-Kaleem’, and ‘Javed Nama’, in which considerable importance is attributed to women, a...
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Javeria Malik