Allama Muhammad Iqbal as a Dreamer of Pakistan- History of SubContinent Sir Muhammad Iqbal (November 9, 1877 – April 21, 1938), widely known as Allama Iqbal, was a Muslim poet and philosopher . He became the national poet of Pakistan. He is also known as the poet of East. He wrote poetry in Urdu and Persian. His poetry is considered to be revolutionary.[1] His vision of an independent state for the Muslims of British India was a starting point for the creation of Pakistan. He is commonly referred to as Dr Allama Iqbal.

1. IQBAL AS A DREAMER OF PAKISTAN.

2. PRESENTED BY
Umair Hassan Sheikh Hamza Ahsan

3. INTRODUCTION OF IQBAL
• Sir Muhammad Iqbal (November 9, 1877 – April 21, 1938), widely known as Allama
Iqbal, was a Muslim poet and philosopher . He became the national poet of
Pakistan. He is also known as the poet of East. He wrote poetry in Urdu and Persian.
His poetry is considered to be revolutionary.[1] His vision of an independent state for
the Muslims of British India was a starting point for the creation of Pakistan. He is
commonly referred to as Dr Allama Iqbal.

4. IDEOLOGICAL WORK
• Iqbal believed strongly in Sir Syed Ahmed Khan's earlier idea about 'Two Nation
theory' that Muslims and Hindus were two separate nations and should be allowed
to live separately. He put forward this idea again in his famous Allahabad Address of
Muslim League, in 1930,[2] and also preached this in his poems and lectures.
Allama's words and ideas inspired many Muslims, some of whom became leaders of
the Muslim League, and struggled to obtain Pakistan later on. He was very popular
amongst the Muslim masses too.

5. WHY IS IQBAL KNOWN AS THE
DREAMER OF PAKISTAN?
• He is the dreamer because he gave the idea to divide the subcontinent into two
pieces of land to set peace in the region.
• Allama Muhammad Iqbal is the spiritual and intellectual founder of Pakistan. No
poet or philosopher in the history of the world has inspired and energised millions
of people as Iqbal did. He was the last and greatest thinker of the historic Aligarh
Movement which brought about a paradigm shift in the consciousness of the
Muslims of India, and transformed their destiny.

6. ALLAHABAD ADDRESS
•
• In his speech he said,
• “India is a continent of human groups belonging to different races, speaking
different languages, and professing different religions [...] Personally, I would like to
see the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Sindh and Baluchistan amalgamated
into a single State
• Self-government within the British Empire, or without the British Empire, the
formation of a consolidated North-West Indian Muslim State appears to me to be
the final destiny of the Muslims, at least of North-West India.”
• This idea of his is known as “Two Nation Theory”.

7. THE POETRY THAT MOVED THE
PEOPLE
• ‫ليکن‬ ‫نہيں‬ ‫تفاوت‬ ‫ميں‬ ‫معاني‬ ‫و‬ ‫الفاظ‬
‫اور‬ ‫اذاں‬ ‫کي‬ ‫مجاہد‬ ‫اور‬ ‫اذاں‬ ‫کي‬ ‫مال‬
‫ميں‬ ‫فضا‬ ‫ايک‬ ‫اسي‬ ‫کي‬ ‫دونوں‬ ‫ہے‬ ‫پرواز‬
‫اور‬ ‫جہاں‬ ‫کا‬ ‫شاہيں‬ ، ‫ہے‬ ‫اور‬ ‫جہاں‬ ‫کا‬ ‫کرگس‬
‫ہيں‬ ‫جاتی‬ ‫بدل‬ ‫سوچيں‬ ‫تو‬ ‫ہے‬ ‫اٹھتا‬ ‫قلم‬
‫ہيں‬ ‫پاتی‬ ‫تشکيل‬ ‫ملتيں‬ ‫سے‬ ‫محنت‬ ‫کی‬ ‫شخص‬ ‫اک‬
‫بتايا‬ ‫کو‬ ‫دنيا‬ ‫نے‬ ‫جس‬ ‫شخص‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫تھا‬ ‫خوب‬ ‫کيا‬
‫ہيں‬ ‫جاتی‬ ‫پا‬ ‫نام‬ ‫قوم‬ ‫بےنام‬ ‫سے‬ ‫غوروفکر‬ ‫طرح‬ ‫کس‬
‫پر‬ ‫ذات‬ ‫اس‬ ‫لکھوں‬ ‫کچھ‬ ‫بہت‬ ‫تو‬ ‫بيٹھوں‬ ‫لکھنے‬ ‫گر‬
‫ہوں‬ ‫پاتی‬ ‫بےچين‬ ‫کو‬ ‫فہم‬ ‫صاحب‬ ‫ہر‬ ‫ليے‬ ‫کے‬ ‫پڑھنے‬ ‫جس‬
‫سے‬ ‫کريم‬ ‫رب‬ ‫اپنے‬ ‫ليے‬ ‫اپنے‬ ‫ہوں‬ ‫دعاگو‬
‫کر‬ ‫قبول‬ ‫تو‬ ‫ميری‬ ‫تمنا‬ ‫جائز‬ ‫اگر‬ ‫ہے‬
‫کر‬ ‫نصيب‬ ‫فراست‬ ‫و‬ ‫فہم‬ ‫جيسی‬ ‫اقبال‬ ‫بھی‬ ‫کو‬ ‫مجھ‬

8. QUOTES
• Words, without power, is mere philosophy
• The ultimate aim of the ego is not to see something, but to be something.
• Nations are born in the hearts of poets, they prosper and die in the hands of
politicians

9. IQBAL’S MESSAGE TO US
• Iqbal’s message was a powerful source of inspiration when Pakistan came into
existence in 1947, and in its early years. Every morning Radio Pakistan would
broadcast Iqbal’s prayer for children which left a permanent imprint on their
minds. However, after some time, this prayer with which children began their day,
ceased to be broadcast, and there are very few children today who are familiar with
it.

10. Thank you