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The Development of metaphysics in Persia.
   I have been looking for Allama Muhammad Iqbal's PhD thesis, 'The Development of Metaphysics in Persia'. Sadly there are no print versions of the thesis available in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan or atleast if there are they are in such a short supply that most book stores in Karachi and Lahore, the two mega cities of our country, do not have the thesis.
   I inquired with some people over the net and they told me that two publishers have published the thesis in Lahore. I am yet to find a copy from them. The thesis was first published in 1908 by Luzac and company. Disappointed from this I made a web query for the thesis hoping to find it in soft copy over the net. Sadly most of the Iqbal dedicated sites carry no more than an introduction of the thesis. If there is one complete copy on their servers it is not consistent.
   I could only find one place over the net that has this gem of a work in PDF format. That place too is not a Pakistani owned property over the internet. This is really sad to find out since Iqbal is considered the father of our ideology.
   Anyways I would like to share the dedication of the thesis with you. Just read it and think how lucky was the man to whom this great piece of research was dedicated.
My dear Mr. Arnold,
This little book is the first fruit of that
literary and philosophical training, which I
have been receiving from you for the last ten
years, and as an expression of gratitude, I
beg to dedicate it to your name. You have
always judged me liberally; I hope you will
judge these pages in the same spirit.
Your affectionate pupil
Iqbal

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