ALLAMA IQBAL THE GREAT MENTOR

Sir Muhammad Iqbal (9 November 1877–21 April 1938) was a South Asian Islamic philosopher, poet and politician.[1][2][3][4] His poetry is considered to be among the greatest of the 20th century,[5][6][7][8] and his vision of a cultural and political ideal for the Muslims of British-ruled India[9] is widely regarded as having animated the impulse for the Pakistan Movement.[1][10] He is commonly referred to by the honourific Allama (Persian: علامه, transl. “learned”)

Born and raised in Sialkot, Punjab, Iqbal completed his BA and MA at the Government College in Lahore. He taught Arabic at the Oriental College in Lahore from 1899 until 1903, during which time he wrote prolifically. Notable among his Urdu poems from this period are “Parinde ki Faryad” (translated as “A Bird’s Prayer”), an early contemplation on animal rights, and “Tarana-e-Hindi” (translated as “Anthem of India”), a patriotic poem — both composed for children. In 1905, he departed from India to pursue further education in Europe, first in England and later in Germany. In England, he earned a second BA at Trinity College, Cambridge, and subsequently qualified as a barrister at Lincoln’s Inn. In Germany, he obtained a PhD in philosophy at the University of Munich, with his thesis focusing on “The Development of Metaphysics in Persia” in 1908. Upon his return to Lahore in 1908, Iqbal established a law practice but primarily focused on producing scholarly works on politics, economics, history, philosophy, and religion. He is most renowned for his poetic compositions, including “Asrar-e-Khudi,” for which he was honored…