Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal

 Allama Iqbal was born in Sialkot on 9^th November, 1877. He received his early education at Sialkot. Then he joined Govt. College, Lahore and did his M.A in Philosophy there. He worked as lecturer in Philosophy in Govt. College, Lahore. Then he went to England for higher studies. He obtained the degree of Bar-at-Law from the Cambridge University.

He was a great poet, philosopher, thinker, and politician in British India. He wrote his works in Urdu and Persian. He conveyed his ideas through poetry. His “Bange-Dara”, “Bale-Gibreel”, “Zarb-i-Kalim” and “Israr-e-Khudi” are very appealing collections of his poems.

Allama Iqbal was a poetic reformer. He took interest in the politics of the days to safeguard the interests of the Muslims. He gave the idea of a separate homeland for the Muslims. . He was knighted by the then British Government. He attended the Round Table Conference in London in 1931.

Allama Iqbal breathed his last in 1938. His life was rather short but full of honors and activities. He will live as long as mankind will need inspiration to fight against wrongs, injustices, and miseries.

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah

 

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was born in Karachi on 25^th December. He received his early education at Karachi. Then he went to England and returned as a Barrister. He started his practice in Bombay and did very well as a lawyer. His fame spread far and wide. The Quaid-e-Azam joined the Indian National Congress in 1905 and advised the Hindus and the Muslims to unite to fight for freedom. But the Congress disappointed him and he separated himself from it. He tried his best to unite the Muslims. He joined the Muslims League and brought the Muslims on one platform.

            On 23^rd March, 1940, the famous Pakistan Resolution was passed under his ardent leadership at Lahore. He declared that the Hindus and the Muslims were two completely different nations. Their likes and dislikes, their culture, rites and customs and their religions are totally different form each other. He demanded a separate homeland for the Muslims of India where they could live according to their religion. The Hindus and the British refused to accept his demand. But the Quaid-e-Azam was as firm as rock so he did not budge even an inch from his mission. Thus, after a long struggle and numberless sacrifices of property and life, Pakistan came into existence on 14^th August, 1947.

            The Quaid-e-Azam became the first Governor General of Pakistan. In his address to the First Constitutional Assembly, he advised his assembly to frame such laws as could uproot social evils like nepotism, bribery, smuggling from Pakistan. He granted freedom to every citizen of Pakistan to live according to his own religion. Everybody was free to go to his place of worship.

            The Quaid-e-Azam did not discontinue his work despite his failing health. He worked from dawn to dust for the welfare of the Pakistani people. At long last, he died on 11^th September, 1948. May God shower his blessings on him!