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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Residences of Allama Iqbal

Iqbal Manzil, (ancestral house) in Sialkot as it stands now. Allama Iqbal was born here on November 9, 1877. The place was originally purchased by grandfather Sheikh Rafique and later expanded and rebuilt by Iqbal's elder brother Sheikh Ata Muhammad.

Iqbal's house at McLeod Road, Lahore. Iqbal stayed here from 1922 to 1935.

Javid Manzil, Lahore. This is now Allama Iqbal Museum - the last residence of Allama Iqbal. The construction of Javid Manzil completed in April 1935. The Iqbal's family shifted here on May 20, 1935. Allama Iqbal died here on April 21, 1938.

Heidelberg, Germany

Heidelberg, Germany - a place where Allama Iqbal arrived in July 1907 and stayed at "Pension Sherrer" (The Sherrer Hostel) in Heidelberg to prepare for viva voce on his dissertation submitted at the University of Munich for PhD. A stone on the bank of River Necker, Heidelberg shows the German translation of Iqbal's poem wrote at this place during his stayed here in 1907. The poem 'Aik Sham Darya-e-Necker (Heidelberg) Ke Kinaray Par' printed in the second part of Bang-e-Dara.

A post card, posted from Heidelberg, Germany - the view of Panorama from Philosopher's Walk.

Back view of the above mentioned post card of Heidelberg, Germany.

Allama Iqbal's Parents

Portrait base post card (from L to R) Imam Bibi, Allama Iqbal, Sheikh Nur Muhammad.

Back side of above mentioned post card with parents which is used for post.

Iqbal and Rumi

Portraits printed on post card of Iqbal and Rumi.

Allama Iqbal's Tomb, Lahore

Mazar-e-Iqbal (Allama Iqbal's Tomb), Lahore.

A post card on which Lahore Fort can be seen, this is the view from historical Badshahi Mosque. Here in the picture Tomb of Allama Iqbal (Mazar-e-Iqbal) also appeared. Iqbal's tomb is very clearly shown because the walls of Badshahi Mosque are disappeared. This photo on the post card is very rare.

Graves of Allama Iqbal's parents at Chowk Imam Sahib's graveyard in Sialkot.

IQMEPEX 88

IQMEPEX 88 - The post card of with the front and back view. This exhibition organized by Pakistan Youth Stamp Collectors Association at Govt. Dyal Singh College, Lahore. The exhibition's dates from November 28 - 30, 1988. The stamp image which showing Iqbal's photo on front side taken from 1977's issue of Rs. 3/-. The exhibition's cancellation which issued by exhibition organizers showed Iqbal's portrait. This privately issued post mark in Pakistan is the first ever post mark on Iqbal which showed his portrait.

Aiwan-e-Iqbal Complex, Lahore