“Hard work spotlights the character of people”
This vast universe is
constituted with several billion people. Some of them turn out to be great
personalities and a source of inspiration for all others. One of them is Allama
Iqbal who is my favourite personality and the national poet of Pakistan.
Allama Iqbal also known as “Shair-e-Mashriq”,
“Mufakkir-e-Pakistan” and “Hakeem-ul-Ummat” was born on November 9, 1877 in Sialkot,
Punjab, British India. He is admired as a prominent, classical and eminent poet
and highly acclaimed as “Muslim Philosophical Thinker of Modern Times.”
Allama Iqbal’s father, Sheikh
Noor Mohammad was a great mystic. Iqbal inherited deep love for religion from
him. His school teacher, Syed Mir Hassan played an important role in shaping
his personality and taught him Arabic, Islamiat, and Persian. After completing early
education, he passed his M.A examination in philosophy from government college,
Lahore. Few years later, he went to England for higher studies. He received PHD
in philosophy from Germany and passed Bar-at-Law examination from London.
When he returned home, he
practiced law in Lahore high court. He devoted most of his time to poetry,
philosophy and religion. He wrote many great and beautiful poems which carry
the message of Islam and tried to reawaken the Muslims.
He was the one to present the
idea of Pakistan. Unfortunately he did not live to see his dream come true and
this great personality died on April 21, 1939 at the age of 60. He was buried
in Lahore, Punjab.
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