ALLAMA IQBAL
Q.1 When and where was Allama Iqbal born ?
Ans. Allama Iqbal was born in 1877 in Sialkot a town in the Punjab.
Q.2 When did Allama Iqbal die ?
Ans. Allama Iqbal died in 1938 .
Q.3 Write about the education of Allama Iqbal ?
Ans. Allama Mohammad Iqbal the poet of the East received his early education in his home town . In 1985 he went to the Government College Lahore. He passed his M.A. from the University of Punjab. In the same year he was appointed Professor of Arabic at the Oriental College Lahore. He held his job till 1905. In 1905 he left for England for higher studies. In London he received a low degree. In 1908 he was awarded a degree of Ph.D. by Munich University, for his work on Persian philosophy . He was known as Dr.Allam Mohammad Iqbal.
Q.4 Write in three to four sentences the importance of the year 1877, 1930, 1938 in Allama Iqbals life ?
Ans. In 1877 Allama Iqbal the poet of East was born. In 1930 Allama Iqbal presided over the meeting of the All Muslim League at Allahabad and made a definite demand for a separate Muslim state in South Asia and 1938 Allama Iqbal died.
Q.5 What did Allama Iqbal write to the Quaid-e-Azam in May 1937 ?
Ans. Allama Iqbal , in his letter to Quaid-e-Azam discussed in detail the problems of Indian Muslims and advised that only the creation of a separate Muslim state could solve these problems.
Q.7 What was Quaids message on the death of Allama Iqbal ?
Ans. On the death of Allama Iqbal , Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah sent a message in which he called Allama as a guide, friend and philosopher. He praised him for standing like a rock during difficulties and troubles which the Muslim League had to face while fighting for the rights of the Indian Muslims.
Q.8 What was the result of Allama Iqbals efforts ?
Ans. The result of Allama Iqbals efforts was that the Muslims woke from their sleep and made them realize that the solution to all the problems was the creation of a separate Muslim state in India.
Q.9 Why did Allama Iqbal want a separate state for the Muslims of India?
Ans. Allama Iqbal wanted a separate homeland for the Muslims of India because the Muslims were a separate nation with their own culture customs literature and religion. He wanted them to live in the state where they could lead their life according to their own religion and culture.
Complete the following sentences choosing an appropriate structure from the given list :
1.Both his parents died when he was very young.
2.All the boys attended the class today.
3.All my friends have gone abroad.
4.They all come to see me.
5.Both brothers have ugly faces.
6.Both my mother and father are happy over my success.