Iqbal Chair at Bahria University was established in October 2018 as an academic and intellectual platform dedicated to the dissemination and application of Allama Muhammad Iqbal’s thought. The Chair works to promote Iqbal’s Qur’anic philosophy among students, faculty of Bahria University, and the wider community through research, dialogue, and capacity-building initiatives. A central endeavour of the Chair is to translate Iqbal’s message into practical and implementable frameworks, enabling its meaningful incorporation across diverse domains of the Ummah’s intellectual, social, educational, and institutional affairs.

Its core activities include organizing annual national and international Iqbal Conferences (held in November), conducting seminars, workshops, and motivational sessions, and developing interdisciplinary research that connects Iqbal’s ideas with contemporary fields such as education, psychology, media, artificial intelligence, management, and Islamic thought.

A major milestone of the Chair is the launch of the HEC-recognized Y-category, bilingual (Urdu and English), biannual research journal, Payam-i-Iqbal: Bahria Research Journal on Iqbal Studies (BRJIS), which has been publishing original scholarship since 2022.

The Chair has also played a key role in faculty development, student grooming, and public outreach through radio and television programs. Student engagement is strengthened through initiatives such as Shaheen-e-Iqbal, a volunteer society focused on discipline, service, and leadership.

Believing in collaboration rather than competition, Iqbal Chair actively pursues national and international collaborations, academic programs, and innovative outreach initiatives. Through these efforts, the Chair aims to keep Iqbal’s message intellectually alive, socially relevant, and practically meaningful in the modern world. 

Chairman’s Message

The thought of Allama Iqbal, deeply rooted in the Qur’anic worldview, offers profound intellectual and spiritual guidance for addressing the challenges of the contemporary world. The fundamental objective of the Iqbal Chair at Bahria University is to promote a deeper understanding of Iqbal’s Qur’anic thought and to convey its message to the younger generation.

 

As Chairman of the Iqbal Chair, I am committed to making every possible effort to advance the study, understanding, and dissemination of Iqbal’s thought through research, academic dialogue, lectures, seminars, and scholarly activities. I particularly hope to inspire young people to engage with Iqbal’s ideas and discover their relevance to the intellectual, moral, and social challenges of our time.

 

I look forward to working with scholars, researchers, students, and all those interested in Iqbal Studies to further strengthen the academic role of the Iqbal Chair and to contribute to the promotion of Iqbal’s enduring intellectual and spiritual legacy.

 

Chairman Iqbal Chair

Dr. M. Qamar Iqbal