Iqbal Academy Pakistan

The Iqbal Academy in Lahore, founded in 1951 by the Iqbal Academy Act and re-enacted through the Iqbal Academy Ordinance No. XXVI of 1962, Iqbal Academy Pakistan, is a statutory body of the Government of Pakistan. The Federal Cabinet in its meeting held on January 27, 1997 decided to transfer the Academy to Culture, Sports and Tourism Division. In pursuance of the Cabinet decision, the Academy now stands transferred to Ministry of Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth Affairs with effect from April 14, 1997.

The aims and objectives of the Academy are to promote and disseminate the study and understanding of the works and teachings of Allama Iqbal.

To promote these comprehensive objectives fruitfully, the work of the Academy is divided into two distinct parts:

a) Study of Iqbal’s work, and

b) Study of all those movements of thought, philosophical, political, literary, social, cultural, etc., that can help in understanding the works of Iqbal – movements of thought within the Islamic tradition as well as these belonging to traditions of other cultures that happened to influence the mind of Iqbal, positively or negatively.

Aims and objectives of the Academy as given in the Iqbal Academy Ordinance 1962, is as under:

i) To promote the study and understanding of the works of Iqbal;

ii) To institute scholarships and lectureships for furthering the study of the works and teachings of Iqbal;

iii) To publish books, pamphlets and periodicals relating to the said study;

iv) To award prizes, rewards and donations to authors who, in the opinion of the Academy, have made contributions to the study of the works and teachings of Iqbal, and to enter into contracts with authors in order to carry out the purposes of the Ordinance;

v) To organize lectures, talks, discussions, study groups and conferences on Iqbal and to send delegates to conferences held in foreign countries for the study of Iqbal’s works and teachings, or for any matter to which that study is relevant or by which it may be advanced or profited;

vi) To confer in the prescribed manner Fellowships on scholars who, in the opinion of the Academy, have made contributions to the study of the works and teachings of Iqbal.

New envelope of Iqbal Academy Pakistan, used as U.M.S., posted to Mr. Munib Iqbal (Grandson of Allama Iqbal).

New envelope posted from Allama Iqbal Town Post Office. The postal marking of the name of Allama Iqbal Town can be seen. 

 Eid Card printed by Iqbal Academy Pakistan with the couplet of Piyam-e-Mashriq and Iqbal's signature.

A sample of printed envelope of Iqbal Academy Pakistan which used for post.

This envelope was specially printed by Iqbal Academy Pakistan on the occasion of Year of Initiative 2007-8.

This envelope was printed for the invitation of Iqbal Academy Pakistan's program.

The memorable logo of Iqbal Year - 2002, printed on Iqbal Academy Pakistan's envelopes which were used for the post.

Logo of Iqbal Year - 2002 printed on the Iqbal Academy Pakistan's envelope which was used for the post.

The old envelope of Iqbal Academy Pakistan which was used in post. The verse from Zarb-e-Kaleem printed with Allama Iqbal's famous portrait on the envelope.