Muhammad Iqbal
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Muhammad Iqbal (November 9, 1877 – April 21, 1938) was a poet, philosopher and politician, as well as an academic, barrister and scholar in British India who is widely regarded as having inspired the Pakistan Movement. He is called the "Spiritual Father of Pakistan."
His first poetry book, The Secrets of the Self, appeared in the Persian language in 1915, and other books of poetry include The Secrets of Selflessness, Message from the East and Persian Psalms. His best known Urdu works are The Call of the Marching Bell, Gabriel's Wing, The Rod of Moses and a part of Gift from Hijaz.
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See also
- Iblees Ki Majlis-e-Shura, a poem by Iqbal
- List of Pakistani poets
- List of Urdu language poets
- List of Muslim philosophers
- Iqbal Academy Pakistan
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