Explanation

• Allama Iqbal received the title of Sir in 1922 in Lahore.
• He was knighted by King George V for his contributions to literature.

Note: According to SPSC, 1923 is the correct answer.

Last verified on 09-10-2026

Explanation

• Delivered Presidential Address at 25th All-India Muslim League session, Allahabad, 29 December 1930.
• Allama Iqbal (1877–1938) is the National Poet of Pakistan.
• Joined Muslim League: 1908 in London, 1922 in Indian subcontinent.

Additional information:

• Born: 9 November 1877, Sialkot
• Died: 21 April 1938, Lahore
• Burial: Tomb of Allama Iqbal, Lahore
• Known as “Mufakkir-e-Pakistan” (Thinker of Pakistan) and “Shair-e-Mashriq” (Poet of the East).

Last verified 09-03-2026

Explanation

• Allama Muhammad Iqbal presented his famous Allahabad Address on 29 December 1930, during the 25th session of the All-India Muslim League.
• In his address, he proposed the consolidation of Muslim-majority areas in northwestern India into a Muslim state.

Additional information:

• He is known as the National Poet of Pakistan.
• He was born on 9 November 1877, in Sialkot.
• He was died on 21 April 1938, in Lahore.
• His tomb is located near the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore.

Last verified on 23-10-2026

Explanation

• Full Name: Sir Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal
• Title: Allama (meaning "very knowing" or "learned"), Poet of the East (Shair-e-Mashriq)
• Date of Birth: November 9, 1877
• Place of Birth: Sialkot, Punjab

Additional information 

• Father: Sheikh Noor Muhammad
• Mother: Imam Bibi
• Received PhD: Germany
• Famous books: Bang-e-Dara, Zarb-i-Kalim, Armughan-e-Hijaz
• Famous Punjabi Books/Poem: Piyaara Jedi, Baba Bakri Wala
• Died: 21 April 1938
• Burial: Badshahi Mosque in Lahore

Explanation

• Allama Muhammad Iqbal is known as the Poet of the East (Shair-e-Mashriq).
• He is regarded as the National Poet of Pakistan.

Additional information:

• Born: 9 November 1877, Sialkot
• Father: Sheikh Noor Muhammad
• Mother: Imam Bibi
• PhD: Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany (1908)
• Died: 21 April 1938
• Burial Place: Badshahi Mosque, Lahore

Last verified on 10-07-2026

Explanation

Miraj Begum and Aftab Iqbal were the children from Allama Iqbal’s first marriage with Karim Bibi.

First Marriage (Karim Bibi) Child:

1. Miraj Begum (1895–1915)
2. Aftab Iqbal (1899–1979)

Second Marriage (Mukhtar Begum, 1914)

Child:

1. One son (name not clearly documented in most sources)

Note: Both the son and Mukhtar Begum died shortly after childbirth in 1924.

Third Marriage (Sardar Begum) Child:

1. Javed Iqbal (Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan)
2. Muneera Bano

Last verified on 15-06-2026

Explanation

• The eldest son of Allama Muhammad Iqbal was Aftab Iqbal.
• He was born in 1899 from Iqbal’s first wife, Karim Bibi.
• He later became a barrister (lawyer).

Additional information:

• Iqbal’s younger son was Javed Iqbal.
• He was born in 1924 from Iqbal’s third wife, Sardar Begum.
• Javed Iqbal became a judge and philosopher.

Last verified on 14-06-2026

Explanation

Explanation

علامہ اقبال کی بچوں کے لیے لکھی گئی مشہور ترین نظم "بچے کی دعا" ہے۔

اس نظم کا پہلا مصرعہ "لب پہ آتی ہے دعا بن کے تمنا میری" ہے، جو پاکستان کے اسکولوں میں روزانہ صبح کے وقت پڑھی جاتی ہے۔

یہ نظم بچوں میں حب الوطنی اور علم کے حصول کا جذبہ پیدا کرتی ہے۔

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Last updated by NS on 01 MAY 2026

Explanation

• Allama Muhammad Iqbal's first public appearance was in 1900.
• At the annual session of the Anjuman-e-Himayat-e-Islam in Lahore.
• During, he recited his poem "Nala-e-Yateem,"  (Wails of an Orphan)

Additional information 

Allama Iqbal

• Born: November 9, 1877 (Sialkot)
• Father: Sheikh Noor Muhammad
• Mother: Imam Bibi
• Received PhD: Germany
• Title: Poet of the East
• Famous books: Bang-e-Dara, Zarb-i-Kalim, Armughan-e-Hijaz
• Famous Punjabi Books/Poem: Piyaara Jedi, Baba Bakri Wala
• Died: 21 April 1938
• Burial: Badshahi Mosque in Lahore

Last question by NA on 26 April 2026