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Cultural Dynamics, Vol. 13, No. 3, 339-362 (2001)

Iqbal and Karbala: Re-Reading the Episteme of Martyrdom for a Poetics of Appropriation

Syed Akbar Hyder

University of Texas at Austin

This article seeks to illumine the trope of Karbala within the writings of Muhammad Iqbal, a 20th-century thinker, who carried forward in various forms, and through qualifications, the Sufi readings of Karbala in order to mount his socioreligious reform agenda. It also explores how the work of Iqbal has become central for the re-emplotment of Karbala across diverse intellectual traditions.

Key Words: Husayn • Iqbal • Islam • Karbala • khudi • Muharram • Pakistan • self • Shia • South Asia • Sufi • Sunni • Urdu


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