Iqbal Day ( ur, , Yōm-e Iqbāl) is the birthday of
Muhammad Iqbal
Sir Muhammad Iqbal ( ur, ; 9 November 187721 April 1938), was a South Asian Muslim writer, philosopher, Quote: "In Persian, ... he published six volumes of mainly long poems between 1915 and 1936, ... more or less complete works on philos ...
on 9 November. The day was a
public holiday in all provinces and federal administrative areas of Pakistan until 2018.
The Prime
Minister Shehbaz Sharif Again restored public holiday in 2022. Iqbal, a poet and philosopher, was a great inspiration for the
Pakistan Movement
The Pakistan Movement ( ur, , translit=Teḥrīk-e-Pākistān) was a political movement in the first half of the 20th century that aimed for the creation of Pakistan from the Muslim-majority areas of British India. It was connected to the per ...
.
History of Muhammad Iqbal
Iqbal day is organized and celebrated on 9 November every year in all the provinces as a tribute to Allama Muhammad Iqbal, the "Poet of the East".
Iqbal was born on 9 November 1877 in
Sialkot
Sialkot ( ur, ) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of Sialkot District and the 13th most populous city in Pakistan. The boundaries of Sialkot are joined with Jammu (the winter capital of Indian administered Jammu and Ka ...
, within the
Punjab Province of British India (now in Pakistan). He died on 21 April 1938 in
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city ...
, Punjab, British India. The Government of Pakistan has officially declared him the
national poet
A national poet or national bard is a poet held by tradition and popular acclaim to represent the identity, beliefs and principles of a particular national culture. The national poet as culture hero is a long-standing symbo ...
.
See also
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Independence Day (Pakistan)
Pakistan Establishment Day ( colloquially the Fourteenth of August) is a state holiday in Pakistan commemorating the nation's establishment from the United Kingdom on 14 August 1947, establishing the Dominion of Pakistan.
Pakistan came int ...
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Pakistan Resolution
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Allahabad Address
The Allahabad Address ( ur, ) was a speech by scholar, Sir Muhammad Iqbal, one of the best-known in Pakistani history. It was delivered by Iqbal during the 21st annual session of the All-India Muslim League, on the afternoon of Monday, 29 Decemb ...
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World Urdu Day
References
External links
How to Read IqbalIqbal Day 9 November by International Iqbal SocietyIqbal Day 9 November
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Public holidays in Pakistan
Festivals in Pakistan
Memorials to Muhammad Iqbal