Dr. Sir Allama Muhammad Iqbal (born: 9 November 1877 – died: 21 April 1938) was a renowned poet, writer, jurist, politician and one of the most important figures of the Pakistan Movement of the 20th century.
He used to write poetry in Urdu and Persian, and this is the
main reason for his fame. The main trend in poetry was towards Sufism and the
revival of the Muslim Ummah. Allama Iqbal is considered a modern-day Sufi.
As a politician, his most prominent achievement is the
formulation of the ideology of Pakistan, which he presented at the Muslim
League session in Allahabad in 1930. This ideology later became the basis for
the establishment of Pakistan.
For this reason, Allama Iqbal is considered the ideological
father of Pakistan. Although he did not witness the establishment of this new
country firsthand, he holds the status of Pakistan's national poet.
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