The 78Th death anniversary of the national poet-philosopher - Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal is being observed today all over the country. Allama Muhammad Iqbal was born in Sialkot on November 9, 1877 and died in Lahore on 21st April 1938. He is revered as Muffakir-e-Pakistan, Shair-e-Mashriq and Hakeemul Ummat and is credited with sparking the pan-Islamic thought among Muslims of the world through his poetry, lecturers and political struggle. He was the closest associate of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah till his death.
He is also considered one of the most important figures in literature with literary works in both Urdu and Persian languages. Asrar-e-Khudi, Payam-i-Mashriq, Bang-i-Dara, Bal-i-Jibril, Zarb-i Kalim and Armughan-e-Hijaz were amongst his best works.