By INN Reporter, *Nation to observe Iqbal day tomorrow* - Online International News Network - PakistanSunday, November 8, 2009
Islamabad: The 132nd birth anniversary of poet of the east doctor Allama Muhammad Iqbal would be observed on November 9 (Monday) with national zeal and zest.
Special programmers would be arranged in this regard. The day has been declared as a public holiday.
On the day the speakers would pay homage to Allama Iqbal. Newspapers would publish special editions and TV channels would telecast special program in this connection.
The poet, great legislative of subcontinent and important personality of Pakistan movement who gave the awareness message of "Lab pe Ati hai dua ban ke tammanna meri" to the nation was born on November 9 in Sialkot in 1987.
He was Sufi poet of the modern age. He created revolutionary spirit in the nation through his poetry. Sophism and Islamic touch is prominent in his poetry.
Markazia Majlis-e-Iqbal arranged special program, which would be held at Awan-e-Iqbal Atchison road Lahore on November 9 in which homage would be paid to great poet.
His poetry has been translated in Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, English and other different languages; due to this he is considered a great philosopher all over the world.
As a great politician his great achievement is giving the ideology of Pakistan which later became the base of independence of Pakistan.
Unfortunately, he could not see the independence of Pakistan and died on April 21 1938 but due to his vision of a separate homeland he has been granted rank of national poet.
[Picture from: http://www.allamaiqbal.com/]
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