Sir Muhammad Iqbal (Urdu: محمد اقبال) (November 9, 1877 - April 21, 1938) was a Muslim poet and philosopher, was born in Sialkot, British India (now Pakistan), whose poetry, Urdu and Persian is considered one of the was . He is commonly referred to as the most modern Allama Iqbal (علامہ اقبال, Allama lit. Scholar).
After studying in England and Germany, Iqbal established a law practice, but concentrated primarily on writing scholarly works on politics, economics, history, philosophy and religion. He is best known for his poetic works, including Asrar-e-Khuda, who has made a Knight-e-Bekhudi Rumuz, and the Bang-e Dara, with its patriotic song Tarana-e-permanent Hind. Afghanistan and Iran, where he was known as Iqbal Lahori-e (اقبال لاهوری Iqbal of Lahore), is popular for his Persian works.
Iqbal was a strong supporter of the political and spiritual revival of Islamic civilization in different parts of the world, but especially in India, a famous series of lectures he gave for this was published in the reconstruction of religious thought in Islam. One of the main leaders of the All-India Muslim League, Iqbal encouraged the creation of "state in northwestern India, Indian Muslims" in his 1930 presidential election address.Iqbal encouraged and worked closely with Muhammad Ali Jinnah , and is known Muffakir-e-Pakistan ("The Thinker of Pakistan"), shair-e-Mashriq ("The Poet of the East"), and Hakeem-ul-Ummat ("Sage Ummah"). It is officially recognized as "national poet" in Pakistan. Anniversary of his birth (یوم ولادت محمد اقبال - Yom-e Muhammad Iqbal Welādat) November 9th is a holiday in Pakistan.
After studying in England and Germany, Iqbal established a law practice, but concentrated primarily on writing scholarly works on politics, economics, history, philosophy and religion. He is best known for his poetic works, including Asrar-e-Khuda, who has made a Knight-e-Bekhudi Rumuz, and the Bang-e Dara, with its patriotic song Tarana-e-permanent Hind. Afghanistan and Iran, where he was known as Iqbal Lahori-e (اقبال لاهوری Iqbal of Lahore), is popular for his Persian works.
Iqbal was a strong supporter of the political and spiritual revival of Islamic civilization in different parts of the world, but especially in India, a famous series of lectures he gave for this was published in the reconstruction of religious thought in Islam. One of the main leaders of the All-India Muslim League, Iqbal encouraged the creation of "state in northwestern India, Indian Muslims" in his 1930 presidential election address.Iqbal encouraged and worked closely with Muhammad Ali Jinnah , and is known Muffakir-e-Pakistan ("The Thinker of Pakistan"), shair-e-Mashriq ("The Poet of the East"), and Hakeem-ul-Ummat ("Sage Ummah"). It is officially recognized as "national poet" in Pakistan. Anniversary of his birth (یوم ولادت محمد اقبال - Yom-e Muhammad Iqbal Welādat) November 9th is a holiday in Pakistan.
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