I qbal was born in Sialkot in the Punjab on February 22, 1877. His ancestors, who were Kashmiri Brahman, had embraced Islam 200 years earlier. Iqbal received his early education in Sialkot then graduated in English literature, philosophy and Arabic from the Government college of Lahore. From 1908 to 1934 he practiced as a lawyer until his health forced him to give up. however due to his varied activities he could not give complete attention to law and he began to devote more time to philosophy and literature and stated regularly attending the meetings of Anjuman Himayat-i-Islam at Lahore. It was at one of its annual function that Iqbal read the groundbreaking poem Shikwa ("The complaint") and followed it up, a year later with Jawab-i-Shikwa ("The Answer"). Both of these poem made Iqbal famous and even become national song of the millet. thereafter all poems of Allama Iqbal during that period started bearing the spirit of change and revolt. 1.) Waqt-e-Fursat Ha...
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