MUSLIM Institute holds one-day workshop to mark Iqbal's 149th birth anniversary

ISLAMABAD, Nov 09 (APP): On the occasion of the 149th birth anniversary of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, MUSLIM Institute organised a one-day workshop at the National Library of Pakistan in Islamabad. The keynote speaker, Dr Idrees Azad, discussed Allama Iqbal's concept of God and philosophy of Khudi (selfhood) in the light of modern physics, biology and neuroscience. He said Iqbal began discussion on the existence of Allah not through traditional arguments but through the lens of inner human experience and consciousness. Explaining the concept of Khudi, he said it was not merely a complex biological system but a unique unity that relates to its own self. The workshop featured an in-depth discussion on the relationship between human consciousness, reality, unity, life and selfhood. The speaker observed that an individual's understanding of their own self and inner being leads them towards knowledge of their creator. Students, researchers and individuals associated with academia and philosophy from across the country attended the workshop.