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Allama Iqbal - The Poet Who Dreamed Big

  On a cold day, 9th November 1877, a baby boy was born in the city of Sialkot. His father, Sheikh Noor Muhammad, was a tailor, and his mother, Imam Bibi, was a kind and gentle woman. They named their son Muhammad Iqbal. Today, we know him as Allama Iqbal , the National Poet of Pakistan. From a young age, Iqbal showed great talent and a love for learning. He studied very hard and became skilled in languages such as Urdu, Persian, and Arabic. When he grew older, he went to England to study philosophy and earned a Bachelor’s degree. His thirst for knowledge did not end there. He later traveled to Germany, where he completed his doctorate. As time passed, Iqbal began writing poetry. He wrote in both Urdu and Persian, and his poems were full of deep thoughts and meaningful ideas. Slowly, people started to admire his beautiful words, and his fame spread far and wide. He was given special titles such as “Shair-e-Mashriq” (Poet of the East) and “Mufakkir-e-Pakistan” (The Thinker of Paki...