How Allama Iqbal’s Poetry Written Decades Ago Is Still Relevant Today

Zainab
4 min readNov 12, 2020
Allama Muhammad Iqbal (1877–1938)

On November 9th, people across Pakistan celebrate Iqbal Day. Iqbal Day marks the birthday of Pakistan’s national poet, Allama Muhammad Iqbal. He is regarded as one of Pakistan’s founding father because he envisioned Pakistan to be a separate Muslim state. His poetry revolves around themes of reform, Islam and mysticism.

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