Ma`rifat Siyasi

In recent centuries, the West has created new ideas in the world of politics. Secularism, democracy, nationalism, socialism, fascism, and liberalism are among these ideas. This study seeks to critically analyze these ideas from the perspective of Iqbal Lahori, one of the educated in the West who was familiar with the culture of the West. Considering the fact that the progress and domination of the West over other nations has increased the value of the new civilization and especially the sanctity of modern political thought in the minds of many people, this study can be regarded as an important step in understanding Western political thought as a rival to Islamic thought, as well as a critique of idolization and Westernization. Using descriptive-analytical method and library sources, this research shows that Iqbal accepted some of these political beliefs, liked some of its merits and benefited from them, and at times was even fanatical about some of them. However, he was generally opposed to them and considered them an obstacle and enemy for human’s political prosperity and life.