The Development of Metaphysics in Persia

The Development of Metaphysics in Persia is the book form of Allama Muhammad Iqbal's PhD thesis in philosophy at the University of Munich submitted in 1908 and published in the same year. It traces the development of metaphysics in Persia from the time of Zoroaster to the advent of the Bahá'í Faith.

Introduction

Allama Muhammad Iqbal had gone Germany and enrolled into Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich and awarded PhD Degree by submitting The Development of Metaphysics in Persia as final thesis, in 1908. The book published by Luzac & Company, London same year. Iqbal covers in this book from Zoroaster to Bahaullah era and metaphysical anatomy. This is one of the master piece of Muhammad Iqbal's research work. No such research had done before or after it in English Language on the topic.^[1]

Quotes from the Book

"Owing to my ignorance of Zend, my knowledge of Zoroaster is merely second hand. As regards the second part of my work, I have been able to look up the original Persian and Arabic manuscripts as well as many printed works connected with my investigation. I give below the names of Arabic and Persian manuscripts from which I have drawn most of the material utilized here. The method of transliteration adopted is the one recognised by the Royal Asiatic Society"^[2]

Editions

First Edition of the book published by Luzac & Company, London in 1908. After that Bazm e Iqbal published it from Lahore in 1954. The book is translated into many international languages including Persian, Urdu and Bosnian.^[3]

References

↑ "Iqbal Aacademy Pakistan" (PDF). http://www.allamaiqbal.com/. Iqbal Academy Pakistan. Retrieved 14 November 2014. External link in |website= (help)
↑ The Development of Metaphysics in Persia (PDF). London: Luzac & Company. p. xi. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
↑ "Iqbal Cyber Library". http://www.iqbalcyberlibrary.net/. Iqbal Academy Pakistan. Retrieved 14 November 2014. External link in |website= (help)

External links

Development of Metaphysics in Persia, Iqbal Academy Pakistan
Development of Metaphysics in Persia, Iqbal Cyber Library
Development of Metaphysics in Persia, complete text of the work (PDF format).

Muhammad Iqbal

Family	Javed Iqbal (son) Yousuf Salahuddin (grandson) Waleed Iqbal (grandson)

Prose	The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam The Development of Metaphysics in Persia Ilm Al-Iqtisad

Poetry	Asrar-i-Khudi ("The Secrets of the Self") Rumuz-i-Bekhudi ("The Secrets of Selflessness") Payam-i-Mashriq ("Message from the East") Bang-i-Dara ("The Call Of The Marching Bell") Zabur-i-Ajam ("Persian Psalms") Javid Nama Bal-i-Jibril ("Gabriel's Wing") Zarb-i-Kalim ("The Rod of the Moses") Pas Chih Bayad Kard ("What should then be done O people of the East") Armaghan-i-Hijaz ("Gift from Hijaz")

Scholars	Annemarie Schimmel Arthur J. Arberry R.A. Nicholson Javid Iqbal Muhammad Munawwar Suheyl Umar more

Related topics	Bibliography Iqbal Academy Pakistan Iqbal Academy, UK Iqbal Cyber Library Iqbal Day Iqbal Review Pakistan Movement (Allahabad Address) Tomb

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