Essay: My Favourite Poet (Allama Iqbal)
Iqbal was bom at Sialkot in 1877, and received his early education in his native town. After passing his Intermediate Examination from the Murray College, he joined the Government College, Lahore, He got his M.A In Philosophy with distinction and went to England, When he came back, he settled down as a practicing lawyer, but he never felt keenly eager for this profession. He aimed at the regeneration of the Muslims through his poetry.
Iqbal was a bom poet. Even his early poems for the children brought a great name to him. HIs principal works include Bang-e-Dara, Bal-e-Gibreel, Zarb-e-Kaleem, Peyam-e-Mashriq, Asrar-e-Khudi, Javed Name. The first two are the most popular. Bang-e-Dara contains many poems which give expression to his feelings as a nationalist.
But soon he realized that Islam does not admit of narrow nationalism. This brought about a great change in his thoughts. Now he began to write in Persian to appeal to a wider circle. But soon he felt that the common man in India could not understand Persian, therefore, he began to write in Urdu again. Now his poetry was more thoughtful in matter; the culmination of his poetic genius Is Bal-e-Gibreel.
' His works set a new standard of literary excellence.
His poems are unquestionable masterpieces of Urdu literature. The central theme of his poetry is his philosophy of self-realization, it means the realization of all the capacities of one’s self. His poetry is full of vigour and confidence, which inspires us to a life of struggle against ail forces of evil. It is matchless for the beauty of Its words and the excellence of its thoughts. He is to us a thousand times more than what Shakespeare Is to an Englishman.
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