While Iqbal was critical of the adoption of Greek thought, as a “foreign element,” into the Islamic tradition, as mentioned in the last chapter, ironically, he did not have the same reservations when it comes to the modern western tradition. Indeed, as he admits the adoption of Platonic and Aristotelian thought was a necessary steppingstone, it might be more accurate to say that he was not critical of Muslims for adopting Greek thought altogether, but that they did not move on when they should have. This chapter will serve as a continuation of the last chapter now focusing on the influences on Iqbal coming from the western tradition. It will highlight those thinkers and ideas that have the strongest impact on Iqbal’s worldview. In doing so, just like the last chapter, it will continue to build the scaffolding of Iqbal’s own philosophy. With these articulated we will be able form Iqbal’s metaphysical framework in the next three chapters.