Allama Iqbal

Allama Iqbal

Urdu Naam: علامہ محمد اقبال

Devanagari Naam: अल्लामा मुहम्मद इक़बाल

Roman Naam: Allama Muhammad Iqbal

Date of Birth: 1877-11-09

Date of Death: 1938-04-21

Literary Period: Modernist / 20th Century

Allama Iqbal 20vin sadi ke azeem shayar aur mufakkir the, jinhe ‘Shair-e-Mashriq’ kaha jata hai. Unki shairi ne adab ko ‘Khudi’ (selfhood) ka falsafa diya, jisme insan ko taqdeer ke aage majboor hone ke bajaye lagataar amal aur koshish se apna muqaddar khud banane ka dars diya gaya hai.

Unki Mashhoor Shayari
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Sare jahan se achha Hindustan hamara
Hum bulbulein hain iski ye gulsitan hamara

Lab pe aati hai dua ban ke tamanna meri
Zindagi shama ki surat ho khudaya meri

Unki Mashhoor Kitabein
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– Bang-e-Dara