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The basis of belief should be information and free thinking; why should it stand on imitation and inherited tradition MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD
M aulana Abul Kalam Azad, one of the greatest stalwarts of Indias freedom struggle, possessed a fiercely independent and inquiring mind. His search for truth and his commitment to the ideas of freedom led him to take the pen name Azad. He studied pan-Islamic ideas in the Middle East and, back in India, joined Aurobindo Ghoshs armed struggle and was jailed by the British for his revolutionary activities. He joined the Indian National Congress in 1920 becoming one of the Congresss most prominent leaders. Maulana Azad was bitterly opposed to Partition, convinced that only a united India would protect the interests of all communities. After Independence, he became Indias first education minister, a post he held till his death.
His speeches and writings are illuminated by his cerebral yet down-to-earth style. Whether he is exploring the limitations of an orthodox Islamic education, reflecting on the place of personal sorrow in the duties of a political life or analysing the cruel consequences of the division of the country, his wordsinspiring, passionate and relentlessly honestring true even today.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad joined the Indian National Congress in 1920, becoming one of its most prominent leaders. After Independence, he was education minister in Jawaharlal Nehrus cabinet until his death in 1958.
Cover illustration by Nitesh Mohanty
To celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the Indian Republic, the Words of Freedom series showcases the landmark speeches and writings of fourteen visionary leaders whose thought animated the Indian struggle for Independence and whose revolutionary ideas and actions forged the Republic of India as we know it today.
Books in the series
B. R. Ambedkar
Aruna Asaf Ali
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Subhas Chandra Bose
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Sarojini Naidu
Jawaharlal Nehru
Vallabhbhai Patel
Rajendra Prasad
C. Rajagopalachari
Periyar E.V. Ramasami
Bhagat Singh
Rabindranath Tagore
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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, one of the tallest stalwarts of Indias freedom struggle, was born in 1888. He received an orthodox Islamic education but his independent, questing mind led him to an interest in pan-Islamic thought and he travelled widely in the Middle East. On his return, he joined Aurobindo Ghoshs revolutionary movement and extended the armed struggle to northern India and Bombay. His revolutionary views led the British to intern him. He subsequently joined the Indian National Congress in 1920 and was active in the Quit India movement, becoming one of the Congresss most prominent leaders. He was bitterly opposed to Partition, convinced that a united India would serve the interests of all communities best. After Independence, he was education minister in Jawaharlal Nehrus cabinet until his death in 1958. His passionate espousal of liberty led him to take the pen name Azad because he valued freedom of action and thought above everything else.
AHMEDNAGAR FORT, 11 AUGUST 1942
NORMALLY PEOPLE RECEIVE RELIGION AS FAMILY HERITAGE. So did I. But I could not remain satisfied with inherited faith. My thirst was more intense than to be quenched by that alone; I had to abandon the old path in search of new avenues. New anxieties and new quests appeared even before I had crossed fifteen years of age; my mind began to show dissatisfaction with the shapes and forms in which the inherited beliefs appeared. First I encountered the internal sectarian differences within Islam and the mind reeled under the contradictory claims and mutually conflicting edicts. A little further appeared the worldwide contentions of religion as such. That converted surprise and wonder into doubt that grew into denial. That was followed by the mutual conflict of religion and intellect so that whatever faith was there was lost. The fundamental questions about life that we do not normally remember appeared one by one and covered the entire mental horizon. What is truth? Where is truth? Does it really exist or not? And if it is there and is one (for there cannot be more than one truth) why are paths to it different? Not only different but contradictory and conflictual? And surprise of surprises, in the face of all contradictions and conflicts the intellect stands carrying the light of inflexible verdicts and solid facts. In this light, all the mysteries of orthodox traditions that mankind has been treating as lofty and sacred, are disappearing one after another.
This path always starts from doubt and ends at denial and if you cant proceed further you are bound to face despair.
Thak thak ke har muqam pe do chaar reh gaye
Tera pata na payen to nachaar kya karen!
(At every stage some people stop, exhausted;
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