Write an Essay on Allama Iqbal in English

by saleha Sun Jun 16, 2013 1:49 pm

Dr.Muhammad Iqbal is the greatest muslim thinker and poet

of this century.He was bron at Sialkot on 9th of November

1877.His ancestors had migrated from Kashmir some two

hundred years before .His father Sheikh Nur Muhammad

was a mystic from whom Iqbal inhcrited mvsticim and

deep love for religion.He received his early education

at a local high school and passed his intermediate

examination from Murrey College.He had the good fortune

of studying Arabic.Persian and Islamyat under the inspiring

guidance of Syed Mir Hussan.He proceeded to Lahore for

higher studies and joined the Goverment College .There he

came under the influence of Dr.Arnold who inspired him to

study Philosophy in 1899.he obtained his master,s degree

in philosophy and joined the teaching staff of the

Goverment college.He went Europe in 1905 for higher

studies in Philosopy and Law.He obtained his Ph D in

philosophy from Germany.He was called to Bar in 1908 and

he returned to India the same year.His stay in Europe was

of great importance.It influenced him in many ways.He came

into contact with the contemporary Philosophical and Political

thought but the westren civilization and materialism found no

favour with him.On his return.he return and creative poet philosophy

and religion.He was an inspired and creative poet.He had already

written some poems wich had been favourably received by critics and

readers alike now he began to write in both persian anr urdu.He did

not believe in art for ar's sake for him poetry was only a medrum for

expressing his philosophical ideas.religious beliefs and political message.

He published many volumes of poetry-Bang-i-Dara,Bali-Jabril,Zarb-i-Kaleem,

Asrar-i-Khudi,Ramooz-i-Bekhudi,Payam-i-Mashraq,Jawaid Nama and Zaboori-i-Ajam

all of these have become classics of literature.He was deeply interested in

religion he delivered six lectures at Madras.which were later published under

the title reconstruction of religious thought in islam.In 1930,Iqbal presided

over the Allahabad Session of the All-India Muslim League and delivered his

famous presided address in which he asserted that the only solution of the

problems of the Indian Muslim was a separate Muslim state.This was the first

demand for Pakistan.But he did not live to see the emergence of the new state.

He died in 1938.It was nine years after his death that Pakistan was achieved.

Iqbal's genius was fully recognized by his nation in his lifetime.He was

immensely popular among all sections of Muslim.All sorts of people-Politicans,

mystics journalists and students-came to him for guidance and inspiration.