Ideology of Pakistan

 Ideology: Meaning

Ideology represents the collective consciousness of a group of people in a particular phase of history. The ideology keeps people united and shows them a direction to move forward. Since the Muslims constitute overwhelming majority of the people of Pakistan, Islam forms the basis of the collective consciousness of the Pakistani people, which is called "Pakistan Ideology".

Ideology: Definition

Ideology is a set of ideas and beliefs shared by a large group of people. Ideology forms the basis of a political, cultural, social or economic system. People of the world identify a nation as a distinct entity on the basis of its ideology.

Sources of Ideology:

Ideology is not formed in a day; it is shaped after a long process of development and evolution. It can neither be implemented through an executive order nor imposed as law. It has its root in a nation's history, traditions, customs and religion, these are the major source of ideology.

Significance of Ideology:

All nations agree upon certain basic principles and undertake to be guided by these principles. They fix their targets in the light of these principles. This set of principles, forms their ideology. Ideology motivates a nation to move forward with a sense of direction

Pakistan Ideology; 

After the British occupation, the Muslims of India were taken by a setback. They were given a new sense of direction by the able leadership of Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan and later by Allama Iqbal find Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. The Muslims of India moved forward into the light of their fir Islamic belief under the guidance of their leadership and were able to establish an independent Mus state- Pakistan. The course of action adopted by the Muslims of India independent for the achievem of an Muslim state, is called "Pakistan Movement" and the philosophy guiding this movement in kno as "Pakistan Ideology".

Fundamentals of Pakistan Ideology:

Pakistan Idelogy is devised from Islam. Islamic faith is based on two fundamental principles Tauheed (Oneness of Allah) and Risalat (finality of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SAW).

Economic Deprivation of the Muslims: In the beginning the impact of Sit Sayyid's efforts to spread modern education among Muslims was very limited. Majority of the Muslims, under the influence of emotional leaders cherished the dreams of reviving the glorious Muslim past and ignored Sir Sayyids appeals to learn English and join modern educational institutions. The result was Muslims backwardness in all walks of life. They had lagged far behind of the Hindus who had taken early initiative by adopting British education system and by entering into the services of the British government. With the passage of time the Muslims were utterly deprived of their share in agriculture, industry and commerce. They werd greatly suffering at the hands of Hindu money-lenders. Leaders like the Quaid-e-Azam and Allama Iqbal believed that the Muslims would not progress economically unless they were emancipated from the Hindu exploitation and were allowed to flourish in an atmosphere of political independence.

Two Nation Theory

Two Nation Theory means that there are two nations living in the subcontinent which are Hindus and Muslims. These two nations are totally different from each other on the basis of their custom religions and social and moral values