Iran Press/ Asia: On the occasion of the Birth Anniversary of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, Arif Alvi, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, issued a statement, saying: “He was the great benefactor of the Muslims of sub-continent, who envisioned the idea of a separate homeland for them and later his dream was translated into reality. He was a great thinker who imbibed in Muslims the spirit of unity, through his writings and poetry, that greatly helped them to achieve a separate homeland.”
“Allama Iqbal has rendered great services for the promotion of Muslim cause by infusing a revolutionary spirit in them and playing a prominent role in the renaissance of Muslim society in sub-continent,” he added.
Apart from the government, different social and literary organizations have planned seminars, exhibitions, and conferences to honor Iqbal's birthday, though all are in a low profile due to a fresh wave of coronavirus in the country.
Sir Muhammad Iqbal Lahourei (1877 - 1938), was a Muslim poet, philosopher, and politician from Punjab, India, whose poetry in Urdu and Persian is considered to be among the greatest of the modern era, and whose vision of an independent state for the Muslims of British India was to inspire the creation of Pakistan.
Influenced by Sufi scholar Rumi
Iqbal produced literary works in Persian and Urdu languages. Of his 12,000 verses of poetry, about 7,000 verses are in Persian.
A series of his lectures were published by Oxford University Press as “the reconstruction of Islamic religious thoughts in Islam.” His tremendous work in both languages earned him the title of "Poet of East" by literary critics.
Many literary critics also see Iqbal as an extension of Sufi scholar Jalaluddin al-Rumi's philosophy. His Persian poetry, in particular, is heavily influenced by Rumi, also widely known as Mevlana.
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