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: ‎; 5 October 1924 – 3 October 2015) was a Pakistani philosopher and senior justice of the

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. He was internationally known for his acclaimed publications on philosophy of law and

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in international and national journals. He was the son of the poet-philosopher

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 philoso ...

, who inspired the

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. Javed authored various books on Pakistan's nationalism movement and political ideology. Apart from philosophy, Javed had a prolific career in the Judiciary of Pakistan and was a former Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court before being elevated to the

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Early life

Javed Iqbal was born in

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on 5 October 1924 to

Allama 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 philoso ...

and his second wife, Sardar Begum. His mother died when he was 11, and his father died in 1938 when he was 14. Javed Iqbal received the following educational degrees and distinctions: BA (Honors) degree in 1944 from the Government College, Lahore; MA degree in English, and MA degree in Philosophy (Gold Medallist) in 1948;

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degree in Philosophy in 1954 from the

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, UK; and

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, Lincoln's Inn,

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, in 1956. He has received honorary doctorates degrees from

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, United States, and Seljuk University in

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Career

Javed began as an advocate in Lahore High Court, and later became a judge in 1971 and then Chief Justice of the court. He was also a judge in the

, and an Elected member in the

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(Upper House of Parliament). He has published papers on Islamic political thought, political ideology in Pakistan and the philosophy of his father, Muhammad Iqbal, which were published in national and international journals. During the years 1960–62 and in 1977, he was the delegate of Pakistan to the

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. He had argued in favour of reforms in the '' Hudud'' laws of Pakistan from General Zia Ul-Haq ruling period. Javed Iqbal ran against

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Zulfikar (or Zulfiqar) Ali Bhutto ( ur, , sd, ذوالفقار علي ڀٽو; 5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979), also known as Quaid-e-Awam ("the People's Leader"), was a Pakistani barrister, politician and statesman who served as the four ...

on a

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ticket in the 1970 General Election in Pakistan, but eventually decided to leave politics. At one time, he even declined Bhutto's offer for him to join

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. He was married to Nasira Iqbal, a retired Lahore High Court Judge.

Awards and recognition

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(Crescent of Distinction) by the

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, Pakistan was attended by many Pakistani dignitaries including

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, former

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Allama Iqbal on his son

Javed's father, Allama Iqbal, named his book, '' Javid Nama'', after his son. He also wrote many poems to Javed Iqbal, indirectly addressing the Muslim youth in

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. Javed Iqbal later translated two of Allama Iqbal's books into Urdu – ''Javid Nama'' and ''Reconstruction of religious thought in Islam''. Here is an excerpt from the translation of ''

Bal-i-Jibril ''Bal-e-Jibril'' ( ur, بال جبریل; or ''Gabriel's Wing''; published in Urdu, 1935) was a philosophical poetry book of Allama Iqbal (Muhammad Iqbal), the great poet-philosopher of the Indian subcontinent. Introduction Iqbal's first book ...

'' ''(Gabriel's Wing)'' TO JAVED
''(On Receiving His First Letter From London)'' Create a place for thyself in the world of love;
Create a new age, new days, and new nights. If God grant thee an eye for nature's beauty,
Converse with the silence of flowers; respond to their love. Do not be beholden to the West's artisans,
Seek thy sustenance in what thy land affords. My ''ghazal'' is the essence of my life-blood,
Create thy elixir of life out 'of this essence. My way of life is poverty, not the pursuit of wealth;
Barter not thy Selfhood; win a name in adversit

Works

Javed's publications include the following: *Ideology of Pakistan ''(1959)'' *Stray Reflections: A Note-Book of Iqbal (1961) *Legacy of Quaid-e-Azam ''(1968, published in English and Urdu)''http://nation.com.pk/national/04-Oct-2015/tributes-pour-in-as-dr-javid-iqbal-laid-to-rest, Tributes at his death and books authored by Javed Iqbal, Retrieved 30 April 2016 *Mai Lala Faam ''(1968, collection of papers on Iqbal, in Urdu)'' *

Zinda Rood ''Zinda Rood'' is a 4 volume biographical work by Justice Javed Iqbal about his father Muhammad Iqbal, a Muslim poet-philosopher. ''Zinda Rood'' is translated as "living stream of life", a pseudonym Muhammad Iqbal used for himself in his Persian ...

''(1984, biography of Iqbal in three volumes, in Urdu)'' *Afkare-Iqbal ''(1994, interpretation of Iqbal's thought)'' *Pakistan and the Islamic Liberal Movement (1994). *Jahan-I Javed : darame, Afsane, Maqale *Islam and Pakistan's Identity *The Concept of State in Islam : A Reassessment *''Apna Greban Chaak''(autobiography) (2002) *Khutbat e Iqbal Books on Dr Javid Iqbal * Life After Iqbal (2016, Fastprint Publishing, UK by Sabeena Khan)

References

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