Allama Iqbal (November 9, 1877 April 21, 1938) was a Muslim poet and scholar in politics, economic, history,

, religion and philosophy. Born in Sialkot, Pakistan, whose poetry in Urdu and Persian is considered to be among the greatest of the modern era. He is best known for his poetic works, including Asrar-e-Khudiwhich brought a knighthood Rumuz-e-Bekhudi, and the Bang-e-Dara, with its enduring patriotic song Tarana-e-Hind. Iqbal was a strong proponent of the political and spiritual revival of Islamic civilization across the world, but specifically in India; a series of famous lectures he delivered to this effect were published as The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam. Iqbal encouraged and worked closely with Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and he is known as Muffakir-e-Pakistan ("The Thinker of Pakistan"), Shair-e-Mashriq ("The Poet of the East"), and Hakeem-ul-Ummat ("The Sage of the Ummah"). He is officially recognised as the "national poet" in Pakistan. By: Urdu Poetry