Allama Muhammad Iqbal was born in Punjab Sialkot in 1877. What we all know about him is that Allama Iqbal was a famous Indian Muslim poet and a great political philosopher.
Furthermore his fame rests upon both his poetry and his ideas that laid the foundation to the creation of Pakistan. Here are some of the lesser-known facts about the great poet Allama Iqbal.
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- He was Knighted by the King George V In 1922, with the Title of “Sir”
- Iqbal was married three times. In 1895, he was married to Karim Bibifor the first time followed by his second marriage with Sardar Begum in 1910 and finally his third marriage Mukhtar Begum in 1914.
- Iqbal earned a scholarship from the great Trinity College, University of Cambridge while obtaining Bachelor of Arts in 1906 And he earned His ‘Doctor of Philosophy’ from the Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich in 1908
- Iqbal’s First Poetry Book “Asrar-e-Khudi”, Deals With Philosophy of Religion and was Written In The Persian Language.
- Allama Iqbal Was accredited With Two Titles: “The Thinker Of Pakistan or Mufakkir-e-Pakistan” along with the tiltle of The Sage Of The Ummah and “Hakeem-ul-Ummat”.
- He received the Medal of “Khan Bahadurddin F.S. Jalaluddin” In 1897 For the contributions towards the Arabic Language.
- Did you know that there is also a Street Named after Sir Iqbal in Heidelberg, Germany To memorialize His Stay There.
- Let us tell you that to Honour the Great Poet there is also a commemorative Plaque Outside of His House in Germany.
Mohammad Iqbal
1877 – 1938
National Philosopher, Poet
and Spiritual Father of Pakistan
lived here in the year 1907
- He Wrote To initiate A Muslim Revolution.
- Allama Iqbal Wanted To Revive Islam In Its Truest spirit and Form.
