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Borrowing directly from Allama Iqbal’s poetry, Javed Iqbal posits that the ideology of Pakistan is built on Khudi —the elevation of the individual ego through submission to Allah. He argues that a state is only an instrument to allow the Khudi of Muslims to flourish. If Pakistan fails to enforce justice ( Adl ) and spiritual development, it fails its ideological test.
One of the most significant aspects of Javid Iqbal’s perspective is his departure from rigid, "hard" interpretations of Islam. He consistently advocated for: