10 Questions
Where was Iqbal born?
Sialkot
Which languages did Iqbal converse in his daily life?
Punjabi and Urdu
Why did Iqbal's grandfather's family migrate to Punjab?
To escape the Sikh Empire's conquest of Kashmir
What was the profession of Iqbal's eighth cousin, Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru?
Lawyer
What did Iqbal often write about in his writings?
His Kashmiri lineage
What was Iqbal's ancestral religion before converting to Islam?
Kashmiri Panditism
Which Kashmiri village does Iqbal's family trace their ancestry to?
Kulgam
Which province of British India was Iqbal born in?
Punjab
Who was an important lawyer and freedom fighter and an eighth cousin of Iqbal's grandfather?
Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru
Which two poets did Iqbal mention as his source of wisdom?
Rumi and Tabrizi
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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