ISLAMABAD: Lahore: Today marks the 87th death anniversary of the Poet of the East and the Thinker of Pakistan, Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal.
Iqbal’s profound contributions to poetry, philosophy, and intellectual thought ignited a spirit of awakening among Muslims in the Indian subcontinent, culminating in the proposal for a separate homeland in 1930.
Iqbal’s presidential address at the 1930 Allahabad session remains a cornerstone of Pakistani history, where he articulated a vision for a distinct state for Muslims, a concept that would eventually materialize.
His poetry illustrates themes of selfhood, self-awareness, and the unity of the Muslim community, encapsulating his philosophical insights in works such as “Bang-e-Dara,” “Zarb-e-Kaleem,” “Bal-e-Jibreel,” “Asrar-e-Khudi,” and “Ramooz-e-Bekhudi.”
Though Iqbal passed away on April 21, 1938, his philosophical and poetic legacies endure. His mausoleum, nestled within the premises of the iconic Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, serves as a lasting tribute to his enduring impact on the nation’s identity.
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In observance of this significant occasion, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif have released messages, urging the nation to embrace Iqbal’s visionary thoughts in their endeavors to build a strong, sovereign, and prosperous Pakistan.
President Asif Ali Zardari said, Allama Iqbal was not only a poet but also a thinker and reformer who felt the anguish of the downfall of the Islamic Ummah and used his thoughts and verses as a medium to awaken the Ummah.
He said Iqbal’s poetry revolves around the concepts of selfhood, reformation, divine love, freedom of thought, and renaissance of the Ummah.
He said, the poet philosopher called the Muslims towards knowledge, wisdom, self-confidence, and the message of true religion.
The Prime Minister, in his message said, Iqbal was not only a poet, but was a farsighted leader who presented the concept of a separate country for the Muslims of the sub-continent.
Shehbaz Sharif said, Allama Iqbal was the first thinker who, in his address of 1930 in Allahabad, presented a clear concept of a separate state for the Muslims of the sub-continent.
He said, this ideology of his later took a practical form under the leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and translated in the shape of beloved country Pakistan.
