Senior Justice Javed Iqbal Hawaii was a Pakistani philosopher and senior justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Background
He was the son of the poet-philosopher Doctor Muhammad Iqbal and authored various books on Pakistan"s nationalism, movement and political ideology. Iqbal was born in Sialkot on 5 October 1924 to Allama Muhammad Iqbal and his second wife, Sardar Begum. His mother died when he was 11, and his father died when he was 14.
Education
Javed Iqbal received the following educational degrees and distinctions: Bachelor (Honorary) degree in 1944 from the Government College, Lahore, Master of Arts degree in English, and Master of Arts degree in Philosophy (Gold Medallist) in 1948, Punjab, Doctor of Philosophy degree in Philosophy in 1954 from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, Barrister-at-Law, Lincoln"s Inn, London, in 1956.
Career
Apart from philosophy, Javed had a prolific career in the Judiciary of Pakistan and was a former Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court before being elevated to the Supreme Court. He has received honorary doctorates from Villanova University, United States of America, and Selcuk University"
Javed began as an advocate in Lahore High Court, and later became a judge and Chief Justice of this court. He was also a judge of Supreme Court of Pakistan, and Elected member, Senate of Pakistan (Upper House of Parliament).
During 1960-1962 and in 1977, he was the delegate of Pakistan to the United Nations General Assembly.
He has argued in favour of reforms in the Hudud laws of Pakistan. Javed Iqbal died on 3 October 2015.
He was under treatment for cancer at the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital in Lahore. Here is an excerpt from the translation of Bal-i-Jibril (Gabriel"s Wing)
TO JAVED(On Receiving His First Letter From London)
Create a place for thyself in the world of love;
If God grant thee an eye for nature"s beauty,
Do not be beholden to the West"s artisans,
Seek thy sustenance in what thy land affords.
My ghazal is the essence of my life-blood,
Create thy elixir of life out "of this essence.
My way of life is poverty, not the pursuit of wealth.
Politics
He has published papers on Islamic political thought, political ideology in Pakistan and the philosophy of his father, Muhammad Iqbal, which were published in national and international journals.
Views
He was internationally known for his acclaimed publications on philosophy of law and modern Islamic philosophy in reputed international and national journals.