Explanation

Miraj Begum and Aftab Iqbal were the children from Allama Iqbal’s first marriage with Karim Bibi.

First Marriage (Karim Bibi) Child:

1. Miraj Begum (1895–1915)
2. Aftab Iqbal (1899–1979)

Second Marriage (Mukhtar Begum, 1914)

Child:

1. One son (name not clearly documented in most sources)

Note: Both the son and Mukhtar Begum died shortly after childbirth in 1924.

Third Marriage (Sardar Begum) Child:

1. Javed Iqbal (Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan)
2. Muneera Bano

Last verified on 15-06-2026

Explanation

• The eldest son of Allama Muhammad Iqbal was Aftab Iqbal.
• He was born in 1899 from Iqbal’s first wife, Karim Bibi.
• He later became a barrister (lawyer).

Additional information:

• Iqbal’s younger son was Javed Iqbal.
• He was born in 1924 from Iqbal’s third wife, Sardar Begum.
• Javed Iqbal became a judge and philosopher.

Last verified on 14-06-2026

Explanation

Explanation

علامہ اقبال کی بچوں کے لیے لکھی گئی مشہور ترین نظم "بچے کی دعا" ہے۔

اس نظم کا پہلا مصرعہ "لب پہ آتی ہے دعا بن کے تمنا میری" ہے، جو پاکستان کے اسکولوں میں روزانہ صبح کے وقت پڑھی جاتی ہے۔

یہ نظم بچوں میں حب الوطنی اور علم کے حصول کا جذبہ پیدا کرتی ہے۔

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Last updated by NS on 01 MAY 2026

Explanation

• Allama Muhammad Iqbal's first public appearance was in 1900.
• At the annual session of the Anjuman-e-Himayat-e-Islam in Lahore.
• During, he recited his poem "Nala-e-Yateem,"  (Wails of an Orphan)

Additional information 

Allama Iqbal

• Born: November 9, 1877 (Sialkot)
• Father: Sheikh Noor Muhammad
• Mother: Imam Bibi
• Received PhD: Germany
• Title: Poet of the East
• Famous books: Bang-e-Dara, Zarb-i-Kalim, Armughan-e-Hijaz
• Famous Punjabi Books/Poem: Piyaara Jedi, Baba Bakri Wala
• Died: 21 April 1938
• Burial: Badshahi Mosque in Lahore

Last question by NA on 26 April 2026