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S10 E04: Between Past and Future: Muslim Political Philosophy in Colonial India

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Iqbal's Radical Philosophy of Time

This chapter explores the ideas of Iqbal, a philosopher and poet from colonial India who questioned the dominant understanding of time. Iqbal argued that the linear concept of time prevalent among both British and Muslim thinkers leads to feelings of futility and aimlessness. The chapter also highlights Iqbal's poetry and his exploration of the relationship between serial and pure time.

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