Today is Allama Iqbal’s 88th death anniversary.

Today, Tuesday, the country is commemorating Allama Muhammad Iqbal’s 88th death anniversary nationwide to honor his efforts and contributions to the creation of a distinct homeland for the Muslims of the Subcontinent.

On November 9, 1877, Allama Muhammad Iqbal was born in Sialkot. Known as Muffakir-e-Pakistan (thinker of Pakistan), Shair-e-Mashriq (poet of the east), and Hakeemul Ummat (doctor of the Muslim ummah), he is also acknowledged as a national poet and is credited with igniting pan-Islamic thought among Muslims in the Subcontinent.

Pakistan was established in 1947 as a result of Allama Iqbal’s vision of a distinct homeland for the Muslims of the subcontinent.

With literary works in both Persian and Urdu, he is regarded as one of the most significant literary figures. Among his outstanding works were Asrar-e-Khudi, Payam-i-Mashriq, Bang-i-Dara, Bal-i-Jibril, Zarb-i Kalim, and Armughan-e-Hijaz.

The country is devotedly commemorating the day to honor the great poet-philosopher and to showcase his accomplishments.

A number of educational, political, social, and cultural groups have organized special programs to highlight Iqbal’s life, philosophy, and role to raising awareness among South Asian Muslims.

Iqbal was a modern-day Sufi poet whose poetry inspired a spirit of revolution in the country. He is regarded as a renowned philosopher worldwide, and his poetry has been translated into Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, English, and many other languages.

Allama Muhammad Iqbal was a profound scholar, a sincere leader of the Muslim subcontinent, and a true benefactor of the Muslim Ummah. He imparted freedom, self-sufficiency, and greatness to the Muslim youth through his ideas and poems.

Sadly, he was unable to see Pakistan’s independence and passed away on April 21, 1938.