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Allama Muhammad Iqbal

Titles

1. What are the famous titles of Allama Iqbal?

I. Poet of the East ‫اشرع رشمق‬
II. Sage of the Muslim Umma ‫میکح االتم‬
III. Thinker of Pakistan ‫رکفمِ اپاتسکن‬
Personal Info
2. When and where was Allama Muhammad Iqbal born?

He was born in Sialkot on 9 November 1877.

3. When and where did Allama Muhammad Iqbal die?

He died in Lahore on 21 April 1938.

4. What is his father’s name?

Iqbal's father was Sheikh Noor Muhammad.

5. What was his father?

He was a tailor, not formally educated but a religious man.

6. When did Sheikh Noor Muhammad die?

He died in 1930.

7. What is his mother’s name?

Imam Bibi.

8. What kind of lady was she?

She was a polite and humble woman who helped the poor and solved the problems of
neighbors.

9. When did she die?

She died in Sialkot on 9 November 1914.

10. Name the wife/wives of Iqbal

He married thrice. Names of wives are: Karim Bibi, Sardar Begum and Mukhtar Begum.
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Siblings of Iqbal

11. What is the name of his elder brother?

Shaikh Ata Muhammad
12. How many sisters did Iqbal have?

Four sisters

13. What are their names?

Tale Bibi, Karim Bibi, Fatima Bibi and Zainab Bibi

Children of Iqbal

14. How many children did Iqbal have?

Four children

15. What are their names?

Sons: Aftab and Javed Daughters: Meraj and Muneera

Education

16. Where did Iqbal study Arabic?

He studied Arabic at madrassa of Syed Mir Hassan.

17. Where and when did he do Matric?

At Scotch Mission College Sialkot in 1893

18. Where and when did he do FA?

At Murray College Sialkot in 1895

19. Where and when did he do BA?

At Govt. College Lahore in 1897

20. Where and when did he do Graduation?

At Trinity College, Cambridge University England in 1906

21. Where and when did he study Goethe's Faust, Heine and Nietzsche?

At Heidelberg University in 1907

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22. Where did he do Bar at Law?

Lincoln’s Inn London

23. Where and when did he do PhD Philosophy?

At University of Munich Germany in 1908

Notable Teachers of Iqbal

24. Who is Sir Thomas Arnold?

He is teacher of Iqbal. He taught him Philosophy at Govt. College Lahore.

25. Who is Emma Wegenast?

She is teacher of Iqbal; she taught him Goethe's Faust, Heine and Nietzsche at Heidelberg
University.

26. When was Iqbal given the title of ‘Sir’?

In 1922, he was knighted by King George V, granting him the title "Sir".

27. What did he ask the Govt. when he was given the title of Sir?

Iqbal asked the Govt. first to give Syed Meer Hassan the title of Shams ul Ulema (meaning
the sun of the scholars) then he would accept the title of Sir.

28. What did Governor Punjab said on this demand?

Has Syed Meer Hassan written any book?

29. What was Iqbal’s reply?

‘I am a ‘Living Book’ by him.’ So his teacher was given this title.

Practical Life

30. Where did Iqbal teach Philosophy and English Literature?

At Government College Lahore

31. What did Iqbal teach at London University?

Arabic
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32. In which court did he practice law?

Chief Court Lahore (now Lahore High Court)

33. What was position of Iqbal at Anjuman e Himayat e Islam

General Secretary and later on President

34. Which journal did Allama Iqbal patronize?

Journal Tuloo e Islam

Books

35. How many books did he write?

There are 13 books in total.

36. How many books are in prose and how many in poetry?

3 books in prose and 10 books in poetry

37. How many books are in English?

2 books

38. How many books are in Urdu?

4 books

39. How many books are in Persian?

6 books

40. How many books are bilingual?

1 book, it is in Persian and Urdu.

41. What are the names of English books?

I. The Development of Metaphysics in Persia (1908)
II. The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam (1930)
42. What are the names of Urdu books?
I. Ilm ul Iqtisad (1903)
II. Bang e Dara (1924)
III. Bal e Jibril (1935)
IV. Zarb e Kalim (1936)
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43. What is special about Ilm ul Iqtisad?

It is regarded as 1st book on Economics in Urdu.

44. What are the names of Persian books?

I. Asrar e Khudi (1915)
II. Rumuz e Bekhudi (1917)
III. Payam e Mashriq (1923)
IV. Zabur e Ajam (1927)
V. Javid Nama (1932)
VI. Pas Cheh Bayed Kard ai Aqwam e Sharq (1936)

45. What is the name of book which is in two languages Urdu and Persian?

Armughan e Hijaz (1938)

46. How many verses did Iqbal compose?

About 12,000 verses of poetry

47. How many verses are in Persian?

About 7000 verses are in Persian.

48. How many verses are in Urdu?

About 5000 verses are in Urdu.

Miscellaneous

49. Where did Iqbal start teaching first of all?

Oriental College Lahore

50. For which provinces did he prepare students’ Urdu course?

He prepared Urdu course for the students of 6, 7 and 8 classes of provinces Awadh and
Punjab.

51. In whose collaboration did he do this?

Hakeem Ahmad Shujaa

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52. When did he prepare this course?

In 1924 and 1930

53. Till when this course was used in Punjab?

1947

54. Why did he compile ‘Intikhab e Nikat e Bedil’?

He compiled it for BA Persian course.

55. When was it published?

It first published in 1922

56. Who translated Iqbal’s book The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam’ into
Urdu?

It was translated by Syed Nazeer Niazi.

57. ‘By teaching such a student, the knowledge of teacher increases’, who said it about
Iqbal?

His teacher Thomas Arnold

58. What is Iqbal’s view about Gotam Budh?

In his poem ‘Shikwa’ he calls Gotam Budh a prophet.

59. What is Iqbal’s view about Sri Krishn?

Iqbal declared Sri Krishn to be the first philanthropist and wise person of Asia. Iqbal praised
him because Sri Krishn is against inaction and laziness.

60. How Iqbal relates the Muslim youth and eagle?

He wished the youth of Muslims to be like eagle.

61. How he symbolizes the Satan?

He considers Satan a symbol of action or movement.

62. What was the favorite fruit of Allama Iqbal?

Mango
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63. ‘Nature made grapes by uplifting other fruits, and made the mango by making for
deficiencies left in grapes’, who said this in praise of mango?

Allama Iqbal

64. What were Islamic dishes according to Allama Iqbal?

Pulao and Shami Kabab

65. ‘I am not afraid of death, God-willing I shall embrace death with smile’, when did
Allama Iqbal say this?

He said so when his elder brother Shaikh Ata Muhammad tried to solace him.

66. Which city is called, the city of Iqbal?

Sialkot

67. ‘Whenever your health allows, you may go for Haj, we would pay all the expenses’,
who gave this offer to Allama Iqbal in 1937?

Mussolini, dictator of Italy

68. Where did Allama Iqbal and Quaid e Azam meet for the first time?

London

69. Where did Iqbal and Attiya Fezi (famous scholarly lady) meet for the first time?

London

70. On whose death Iqbal wrote a poem in her praise?

Queen Victoria of Britain

71. Which King was praised by Iqbal?

King George of Britain, Iqbal wrote a poem in his praise. Governor Punjab Sir Michael
O’Dwyer asked him to do so.

72. ‘He was my friend and a philosopher. Even in the darkest time of Muslim League he
stood firm like a rock’, who did say this about Allama Iqbal?

Quaid e Azam
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73. ‘The ideas which have been arising storm in the depths of my soul, if appear before
the people, I am sure I would be worshipped after death’, whom did Iqbal say this?

Attiya Fezi

74. In which journal Iqbal’s national song ‘sare jahan se acha Hindoostan hamara’ was
first published?

Ittehad, Lakhnow

75. ‘Jinnah is much willful. Hindus and Muslims all love you. If you are in his place, Hindus
and Muslims will unite under your leadership’, who said this to Iqbal?

Jawahar Laal Nehru

76. In the late years of his life when Iqbal was unable to continue law practice, who
supported him financially by giving 500 Rs. Monthly?

Sir Hameedullah, Nawab of Bhopal

77. Whom Iqbal called ‘the prophet without Gabriel’?

Karl Marx

78. Which thing Iqbal called ‘the mother of ills’?

Poverty

79. Rustam e Hind Gama Pehlvan and Iqbal participated in building a mosque, name the
mosque.

Masjid Shab Bhar, Shah Aalam Bazar Lahore

73. ‫دجسم وت انبدی بش رھب ںیم اامیں یک رحارت واولں ےن‬

‫نم اانپ رپاین اپیپ ےہ ربوسں ےس امنزی نب ہن اکس‬

About which mosque Iqbal said this?

Masjid Shab Bhar, Shah Aalam Bazar Lahore

80. ‘He was born in Kaaba and martyred in mosque, no other person could get such
blessing’, about which personality Iqbal said this?

Hazrat Ali
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81. Which word did Iqbal utter before dying?

Allah

82. ‘If Iqbal had been alive, he would have been happy to see that we did what he had
asked us to do’, who said these words?

Quaid e Azam

83. When Iqbal started poetry, to which poet did he ask to correct his ghazals?

Daagh Dehlavi

84. ‫رھپ ایھٹ ٓارخ دصا وتدیح یک اجنپب ےس‬

‫دنہ وک اک رم ِِد اکلم ےن اگجای وخاب ےس‬

About which personality Iqbal said this?

Guru Nanak (founder of Sikh religion)

85. ‘He was the last Muslim soldier. Muslims of Hindustan has done injustice in forgetting
him so early’, about which personality Iqbal said this?

Teepu Sultan

86. Style of which poet Iqbal liked the most?

Abdul Qadir Bedil

87. To which place Iqbal used to go for exercise?

The arena of Lalu Pehlvan, He was friend of Iqbal.

88. Once Iqbal had renounced poetry, who convinced him to restart the poetry?

Arnold, Attiya and Sir Abdul Qadir

89. ‘I do not wish to be famous as a poet’, whom did Iqbal say this?

Attiya Fezi

90. ‘I believe that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) is alive, and the people of this age can also
benefit from Him as the companions of Holy Prophet did’, who said this?

Allama Iqbal in a letter to Niazuddeen Khan

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91. ‘I am one of your ordinary soldiers’, whom Iqbal said this?

Quaid e Azam

92. Once Iqbal and Sir Ross Masood engaged in a poetry competition. The condition was
that only Iqbal’s poetry would be recited. Who won this competition?

Sir Ross Masood

93. Which Molana gave decree against Iqbal to be Non-Muslim?

Molvi Abu Muhammad Deedar Ali, Imam of Wazeer Khan Mosque in 1925

94. In which city a street near a university has been named after Iqbal?

Heidelberg Germany near Heidelberg University

95. In which city the statue of Iqbal has been erected?

Munich Germany

96. To praise which nawab did Iqbal write a eulogy?

Nawab of Bahawalpur

97. Who translated Payam e Mashriq into Urdu in verse?

Abdurrehman Tariq and Fez Ahmad Fez

98. To praise which governor did Iqbal write a eulogy?

Sir William Mackworth Young, Governor Punjab

99. Whom did Iqbal call the poet of the future?

To his own self

100. ‘To give equal basic rights to all the people is necessary to establish unity of
humankind. Wealth should not be the standard of esteem. All should have share in the
wealth and power produced by the humans’, who said this?

Allama Iqbal