From 1907 to 1908 he was Professor of Arabic at the University of London during this period he studied for the bar, becoming a barrister in 1908, when he returned to Lahore to practise law. In 1905 he travelled to Europe to continue his philosophical studies, first at Cambridge, then at Munich, where he obtained his doctorate with a thesis entitled The Development of Metaphysics in Persia. He was appointed to a Readership in Arabic at the Oriental College in Lahore, and over the next few years became well known as a poet, as well as writing his first book (in Urdu), The Knowledge of Economics (1903). in philosophy (being ranked first in the Punjab, and awarded a Gold Medal). There he studied Arabic and philosophy as an undergraduate, then in 1899 did an M.A. He was a Sir Allama Mohammad Iqbal also known as Allama Iqbal was born in 1877 in Sialkot, Punjab, in British Ruled India, now Pakistan, and was educated in the local school and college in Sialkot, before going on the university in Lahore. Sir Allama Mohammad Iqbal also known as Allama Iqbal was born in 1877 in Sialkot, Punjab, in British Ruled India, now Pakistan, and was educated in the local school and college in Sialkot, before going on the university in Lahore. The English translation has been done by Khwaja Tariq Mahmood, who earlier translated the poems of Mirza Ghalib and Sahir Ludhianvi, and is now working on many other collections.more The present collection is a representative of Iqbal's Urdu poetry, which has been transliterated into English verses, with translation into Devanagari (Hindi) and Roman script.
He was honoured with the title 'sir' by the British Government for his contributions to the literature. He wrote world famous poem 'sare jahan se acha Hindustan hamara' and many other such 'nazams' which are even today considered as great poetical creations. He was a scholarly personality, and wrote on various subjects, from philosophy to politics, from romance to emotions and so on.
He emblazoned the high standards set by Mirza Asadullah Khan 'Ghalib', and glorified the literature in his own way. He wrote his poetry in Urdu and Farsi (1873-1938), and that bridged and encompassed the past many centuries of man's endeavours in the realms of thought and intuition. He emblazoned the high standards set by Mirza Asadullah Khan 'Ghalib', and glorified the literature in h Sir Mohammad Iqbal also known as Allama Iqbal, is a great name in Urdu and Persian (Farsi) literature. Sir Mohammad Iqbal also known as Allama Iqbal, is a great name in Urdu and Persian (Farsi) literature.