Nation commemorates 149th Iqbal Day today

He received his early education in Sialkot, matriculated from Mission High School and passed the FA examination from Murray College, Sialkot. After this, Allama Iqbal did his Masters in Philosophy from Government College Lahore and then went to England for higher education where he obtained a law degree.

Later, he went to Germany where he obtained a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Munich. He also taught at the Oriental College, but adopted law as a permanent profession. Along with law, Allama Iqbal continued to write poetry and also participated in political movements.

In 1922, he was given the title of 'Sir' by the government. The thinker of Pakistan is considered one of the history-making figures of the Subcontinent. Allama Iqbal not only presented the concept of Pakistan but also conveyed a universal message to Muslims, youth, and society through his poetry.

Allama Iqbal's famous collection of poetry includes Bang Dara, Zarb Kaleem, Armaghan Hijaz, and Bal Jibril. The current situation demands that the message of unity and solidarity be disseminated through the poetry of Allama Iqbal.

The thinker of Pakistan, Allama Iqbal, breathed a new spirit of awakening into the Muslim nation of the Subcontinent through his poetry. It was through the efforts of Allama Iqbal that the Pakistan Movement gained strength and, under the leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, achieved an independent homeland, Pakistan, on August 14, 1947.

Allama Iqbal died on April 21, 1938, before Pakistan's independence. However, as a great poet and thinker, the nation will always be grateful to him. The mausoleum of this great poet of the nation is located on the premises of the Badshahi Masjid in Lahore.