Muhammad Iqbal

محمد إقبال

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† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

Muhammad Iqbal.

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Roles
poet-scholar
Region
South Asia
Identifiers
Wikidata
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Overview

A poet and philosopher from Lahore, who called for the revival of Muslim selfhood and is regarded as the spiritual father of the idea of Pakistan. 1

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Sources

  1. Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “Muhammad Iqbal”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/muhammad-iqbal/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-19.

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