On 140th birthday anniversary, how Muhammad Iqbal perceived on social

Muhammad Iqbal is a widely celebrated political theorist and a renowned Urdu poet of modern times among Muslims. He is a pre-independent poet of united India who died before the liberation and division of India and Pakistan.

Beside the other fact, he influenced the Pakistan movement and considered as the spiritual father of Pakistan. 9^th November is marked as the National Poet of Pakistan but his worldwide influence in Urdu and Persian literature gave him the recognition of ‘poet of east’.

The scholarly figure has a significant contribution in moulding the ideas of Muslims in modern times. However, criticism goes along with his scholarly work and social ideas.

Yesterday his birthday was celebrated also in India and many people took social media and expressed their views. Here is how people on social media reacted on Iqbal’s birthday.