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Allama Iqbal

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Key facts

Real name Mohammad Iqbal[2]
Pen name Iqbal[2]
Born 09 Nov 1877[2]
Birth place Sialkot, Punjab[2]
Died 21 Apr 1938[2]
Death place Lahore, Punjab[2]

Allama Iqbal was a poet, philosopher, politician, lawyer, and scholar, and the National Poet of Pakistan. He was born in Sialkot on November 9, 1877, and died in Lahore on April 21, 1938. His poetry and philosophy were influential in the Pakistan Movement, and he advocated an independent state for Muslims of British India [1].

Context

Allama Iqbal was a poet, philosopher, politician, lawyer, and scholar, and the National Poet of Pakistan [1]. He was born in Sialkot on November 9, 1877, and died in Lahore on April 21, 1938 [2]. Iqbal was educated at Scotch Mission College in Sialkot [1]. He later studied at Cambridge and received a doctorate from Ludwig-Maximillian University at Munich in 1907 [3]. His poetry and philosophy were influential in the Pakistan Movement [4]. He advocated an independent state for Muslims of British India [4]. Different sources give different birth years and sometimes different spellings or titles for his name and honorifics [3].

Documented claims

  • Iqbal was educated at Scotch Mission College in Sialkot. [1]
  • He studied at Cambridge and received a doctorate from Ludwig-Maximillian University at Munich in 1907. [3]
  • His poetry and philosophy were influential in the Pakistan Movement. [4]

Questions and answers

Is Allama Iqbal Pakistani or Indian?

Allama Iqbal was born in Sialkot, which is now in Pakistan, and he is considered the National Poet of Pakistan [1].

What was Allama Iqbal known for?

He was known as a poet, philosopher, politician, lawyer, and scholar, and his poetry and philosophy were influential in the Pakistan Movement [1] [4].

Was Iqbal Shia or Sunni?

The sources do not specify his sect.

Sources

  1. Muhammad Iqbal | Poems, Muslim League, Biography, & ... — britannica.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. About Muhammad Allama Iqbal | Academy of American Poets — poets.org (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. Official Website of Allama Iqbal: The Person — allamaiqbal.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  4. Allama Muhammad Iqbal, a short biography – Islamic Chronicles — islamicchronicles.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in People