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<p>No one can develop any intelligent theory of education without<br />consciously postulating some conception of the nature of the individual to be<br />educated, his relationship to the community and, what may be called, his ultimate<br />destiny. For, the essence of the educative process, reduced to its most elementary<br />terms, lies in the fact of a living human organism being in constant interaction<br />and contact with a vast and complex environment, which keeps on changing<br />and growing as a result of this continuous, mutual intercourse. Like the<br />philosopher, the educator must necessarily inquire into the nature of these two<br />terms of his activity, the individual and environment which ultimately determine<br />the solution of all his problems.<br />According to Allama Muhammad Iqbal, there is no universal life.<br />Everything and every being possesses an individuality which its place in the<br />universe depends upon the degree of development of this individuality. Even<br />matter itself, or not-Self, consists of a colony of Egos of a low order: life and<br />conscience emerge when their association and interaction reach a certain degree<br />of coordination. Individuality is an ascending movement which takes in its<br />train all living beings. This movement goes up the ladder of existence to the<br />point of man’s highest development when he becomes a Personality.<br />In educational terms, the character of the good man, the true believer,<br />the Momin, as visualized by A.M. Iqbal is a man who develops all his powers<br />and strengthens his individuality through active contact with his material and<br />cultural environment.<br /><br /></p>