Muhammad Allama Iqbal Biography

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Muhammad Allama Iqbal, also famously called Allama Iqbal, was a famous poet lawyer, philosopher, philosopher as well as politician of British India. It is believed that he was the original source for the historical Pakistan Movement, which was the result of his being among the leaders who initially came up with the idea that Pakistan is a separate nation for Muslims.

Iqbal was a highly educated man who completed a large part of his studies in India as well as his studies in England and Germany in which he was exposed to the ideas of Goethe, Heine, and Nietzsche. While in Europe and in Germany, he was a member of the London branch of the All-India Muslim League.

Iqbal worked in the field of law in India for a while after his return and then entered politics. He was well-known for his expertise in the field of law as well as political ideologies, groundwork, and philosophical ideas – he is regarded as a scholar and poet. Through his works, such as “Rumuz-iBekhudi,” and “Zabur-it as well as other works.

Childhood & Early Life

Muhammad Allama Iqbal was born in Sialkot located in Sialkot, in the Punjab Province of British India to Sheikh Noor Muhammad and Imam Bibi. His father did not have a formal education and was a tailor while his mother was a housekeeper.

At the age of 4, Iqbal was taught about religion and was sent to the mosque to study Qur’an. He learned Arabic languages at Scotch Mission College in Sialkot and then pursued his Intermediate from his Faculty of Arts, at Murray College.

It was in 1895 that Iqbal joined Government College Lahore to complete his bachelor’s degree. He was there to learn philosophical concepts, English literature, and Arabic.

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Career

Iqbal completed his Master of Arts degree and began his academic life as a student in Arabic at Oriental College but within a very short time, he was promoted to an assistant philosopher at the Government College Lahore.

Iqbal decided to pursue higher education within the West and went to England to pursue a scholarship at Trinity College, Cambridge, and he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the same institution in 1906.

Personal Life

Iqbal has been married three times throughout his life. His one union (1895) was with Karim Bibi. He had two children with her: Miraj Begum and Aftab Iqbal. His second wedding was with Sardar Begum and his third one was in marriage to Mukhtar Begum (1914).

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Sir Muhammad Iqbal Kt (9 November 1877 21 April 1938) was a South Asian Muslim writer and is known as the National Poet of Pakistan. Iqbal also was an eminent philosopher as well as a politician.

His poetry written in the Urdu language is regarded as one of the finest of the 20th century. His vision of a social or political ideal for the Muslims from British-ruled India was to invigorate the desire for Pakistan.

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He was a philosopher, politician, and poet. His poetry mainly targeted the marginalized Muslim Ummah, specifically the Muslims from South Asia.

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