An Analysis of the Educational Ideas of Allamah Iqbal Lahuri

Allamah Mohammad Iqbal Lahuri, one of the luminaries of the East and the Muslim world, tried to form his reformist, informative and guiding ideas based on the teachings of the manifest religion Islam. His works include various topics including "education and training". The main feature of Iqbal’s educational ideas is that in addition to being Islamic, they are based on a specific philosophical concept named “selfhood” meaning perfect man; he has also elaborated at length on the axiological and ethical development of “selfhood”. According to this view, one should first pay attention to himself/herself and appreciate his/her value, then he can attend to other issues. This selfhood can be the benchmark for the good and bad deeds of man. Using descriptive-analytical method, this theoretical research attempts to evaluate and analyze the most important objectives and methods of education from the viewpoint of Allamah Iqbal Lahuri.