Iqbal

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Questions and Answers

Where was Iqbal born?

  • Lahore
  • Sialkot (correct)
  • Delhi
  • Karachi

Which languages did Iqbal converse in his daily life?

  • Punjabi and Urdu (correct)
  • Urdu and Hindi
  • Urdu and English
  • Punjabi and Hindi

Why did Iqbal's grandfather's family migrate to Punjab?

  • To find better job opportunities
  • To escape the Sikh Empire's conquest of Kashmir (correct)
  • To join the freedom fighters
  • To seek religious freedom

What was the profession of Iqbal's eighth cousin, Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru?

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What did Iqbal often write about in his writings?

<p>His Kashmiri lineage (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was Iqbal's ancestral religion before converting to Islam?

<p>Kashmiri Panditism</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which Kashmiri village does Iqbal's family trace their ancestry to?

<p>Kulgam</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which province of British India was Iqbal born in?

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Who was an important lawyer and freedom fighter and an eighth cousin of Iqbal's grandfather?

<p>Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which two poets did Iqbal mention as his source of wisdom?

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Flashcards

Where was Iqbal born?

Iqbal was born in Sialkot.

Iqbal's daily languages?

Iqbal conversed in Punjabi and Urdu in his daily life.

Why migrate to Punjab?

To escape the Sikh Empire's conquest of Kashmir.

Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru's profession?

Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru was a lawyer.

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Iqbal's writing focus?

Iqbal often wrote about his Kashmiri lineage.

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Iqbal's ancestral religion?

Kashmiri Panditism.

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Ancestral Kashmiri village?

Iqbal's family traces their ancestry to Kulgam.

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Iqbal's birth province?

Punjab.

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Important lawyer, Iqbal's cousin?

Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru.

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Iqbal's source of wisdom?

Rumi and Tabrizi.

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Study Notes

Iqbal's Early Life and Family

  • Iqbal was born on 9 November 1877 in Sialkot, Punjab Province of British India (now in Pakistan).
  • He was born into a Punjabi-speaking Kashmiri family.
  • His family traced their ancestry to Kashmiri Pandits (of the Sapru clan) who converted to Islam in the 15th century.
  • They were originally from a south Kashmiri village in Kulgam.
  • Iqbal's grandfather's family migrated to Punjab in the 19th century during the Sikh Empire's conquest of Kashmir.
  • Iqbal's grandfather was an eighth cousin of Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru, a prominent lawyer and freedom fighter.
  • Iqbal often mentioned and commemorated his Kashmiri lineage in his writings.

Iqbal's Language and Cultural Heritage

  • Iqbal conversed only in Punjabi and Urdu in his daily life.
  • He identified as a "son of Kashmiri-Brahmans" acquainted with the wisdom of Rumi and Tabrizi.
  • Iqbal's cultural heritage was influenced by his Kashmiri lineage and Islamic roots.

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