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In Iqbal’s view, the only purpose of the state in Islam was to establish a “spiritual democracy” by implementing the principles of equality, solidarity, and freedom that constituted the essence of the Quranic message. It was in “this sense alone that the State in Islam is a theocracy, not in the sense that it was headed by a representative of God on earth who can always screen his despotic will behind his supposed infallibility.
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― The Struggle for Pakistan: A Muslim Homeland and Global Politics
― The Struggle for Pakistan: A Muslim Homeland and Global Politics
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Kau membina bangsa mencipta negara dari tanah terjajah
Hanya dengan kata-kata menghidup jiwa lama terdedah...
Pada hujan pedih menenggelam daya-cipta
Pada kongkongan tafsir agama yang membuat akal buta
Pada ikatan masyarakat yang berkasta-kasta.
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― Mutiara Taman Adabi : Sebuah Puisi Mengenai Agama, Filsafat dan Masyarakat
― Mutiara Taman Adabi : Sebuah Puisi Mengenai Agama, Filsafat dan Masyarakat