INTRODUCTION TO

DR. ALLAMA MUHAMMAD

IQBAL (RA)
by
MUHAMMAD ISHAQ

ID No. 3937
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Allama Iqbal: Introduction
Iqbal was born in Sialkot on November 9, 1877,
in the present-day province of the Punjab in
Pakistan,. His Father name was Shaikh Nur
Muhammad was a prosperous tailor, well-
known for his devotion to Islam, and the family
raised their children with deep religious
grounding. His grand father Sahaj Ram Sapru
moved to Sialkot after conversion to Islam.

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 His Married Life
• Following custom, at the age of 15 Iqbal's
family arranged for him to be married to
Karim Bibi, the daughter of an affluent
Gujrati physician. The couple had two
children: a daughter, Mi'raj Begam (born
1895) and a son, Aftab (born 1899).
Iqbal's third son died soon after birth. The
husband and wife were unhappy in their
marriage and eventually divorced in
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 His Education Profile:
• He received his early education in Scotch
Mission High School, in his home city of
Sialkot.
• The he got admission in Government
College in Lahore where he studied
philosophy, English literature and Arabic
and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree.
He won a gold medal for topping his
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• In 1898 he obtained degree in Law
and in 1899 and got enrolled MA in
philosophy from Government College,
Lahore
• He did BA from Cambridge (1907),
qualified as a barrister at London’s
Middle Temple (1906), and earned a
PhD from Munich University (1908
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 Allama Iqbal: Introduction
• Greatest Muslim philosopher-poet of 20th century
• Studied philosophy, Arabic & English Lit.
Influenced by Ibne-Khaldun, Goethe & Rumi
• Wrote religious & political philosophy & poetry in
Urdu & Persian
• Advocate of political & spiritual revival of Islamic
civilization

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 His Poetry:
• Encourages political rejuvenation and empowerment
of the Ummah (global Muslim community)
• Colonized by West, the Ummah suffers from inferiority
complex, slavish mentality & learnt helplessness
• Teaches spiritual direction and development of human
society
• Laments West’s loss of spiritual & religious values
because of its selfish materialism & secular capitalism
• Frees Ummah from shackles of sect, caste, race,
gender to unite.

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His Poetry
• Wants to restore original dynamism of
Islam’s universal message of peace with
justice through reforming fossilized
theological thinking
• Concept of “Khudi” or Self: Strong will &
healthy self-conscious; Self-realization &
self-knowledge = Independence
• Offers universal message of hope &
revitalization of civilization
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Few of his most Books
• Bang-e-Dara (1924)
• Baal-i-Jaibriel (1935)
• Zarb-e-Kalim (1936)
• Armaghan-e-Hijaz (1938)
• Asrari Khudi (1915)
• Ramuze Bekhudi (1918)
• Zaboore Ajam (1927)
• Payam-e-Mashriq (1923)
• And many more
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 Pakistan Resolution:
• He envisaged autonomous Muslim provinces in India

"I would like to see the Punjab, North-West

Frontier Province, Sind and Baluchistan
amalgamated into a single state. Self-
government within the British Empire, or
without the British Empire, the formation of a
consolidated Northwest Indian Muslim state
appears to me to be the final destiny of the
Muslims, at least of Northwest India."
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Excerpts from Poetry
(Jawab-e-Shikwa)

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Few of his verses: (Shikwa)

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Thanks for the
Patience

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