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According to Iqbal, what was the centralization of Muslim-majority provinces supposed to eventually solve?
According to Iqbal, what was the centralization of Muslim-majority provinces supposed to eventually solve?
- Civil unrest in the NWFP
- Autonomy of Hindu-majority provinces
- Problem of Asia
- Problem of India (correct)
What was one of the key reasons Iqbal mentioned that Muslims in the northwestern provinces wanted autonomy?
What was one of the key reasons Iqbal mentioned that Muslims in the northwestern provinces wanted autonomy?
- Economic interests in the region
- Desire to control British military and police services
- Political dispute with the central government
- Fear of Hindu domination (correct)
According to Iqbal, what would be the basis of a permanent communal settlement in independent India?
According to Iqbal, what would be the basis of a permanent communal settlement in independent India?
- Religious and cultural autonomy of all communities (correct)
- Economic development projects
- Promotion of Hindu domination
- Military strength of Muslim-majority provinces
What did Iqbal suggest a Muslim state in India would permit regarding innovations in Islam?
What did Iqbal suggest a Muslim state in India would permit regarding innovations in Islam?
How did Iqbal describe Islam in relation to society and its citizens?
How did Iqbal describe Islam in relation to society and its citizens?
'Bangistan' or 'Bang-i-Islamistan' was an imaginative idea proposed by whom?
'Bangistan' or 'Bang-i-Islamistan' was an imaginative idea proposed by whom?
What did Iqbal claim Muslims would be more amenable to if they were brought into closer contact with the 'original spirit' of Islam?
What did Iqbal claim Muslims would be more amenable to if they were brought into closer contact with the 'original spirit' of Islam?
'Bangistan' under Rahmat Ali's idea aimed to group which regions together?
'Bangistan' under Rahmat Ali's idea aimed to group which regions together?
What did Iqbal emphasize that a Muslim state in India would not promote?
What did Iqbal emphasize that a Muslim state in India would not promote?
