Muhammad Iqbal: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Aspects of his thought are explored in K.G. Saiyidain, Iqbal’s Educational Philosophy, 6th ed. rev. (1965), a standard analysis of the relevance of Iqbāl’s ideas about education written by a distinguished Indian educationist; Annemarie Schimmel, Gabriel’s Wing, 2nd ed. (1989), a thorough analysis of Iqbāl’s religious symbolism, including a comprehensive bibliography in English; Syed Abdul Vahid, Iqbal: His Art and Thought, new ed. (1959), a standard introduction; Hafeez Malik (ed.), Iqbal, Poet-Philosopher of Pakistan (1971), representative Pakistani views; and S.M.H. Burney (S.M.H. Barnī), Iqbal, Poet-Patriot of India (1987), focusing on nationalism and secularism in his poetry.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Muhammad Iqbal (1877–1938). Oct 10, 2026
Anniversary information added. Apr 17, 2026
Anniversary information added. Nov 05, 2025
Add new Web site: University of California, Santa Barbara - Center for Sikh and Punjab Studies - Mohammad Iqbal: Appraisal of His Writings on Islam and Partition of India (PDF). Oct 31, 2025
Add new Web site: CBC - Muhammad Iqbal: one of the greatest South Asian thinkers of the 20th century. Apr 15, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC - Incarnations: India in 50 Lives - Iqbal: Death for Falcons. Feb 05, 2025
Add new Web site: Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research - An Introduction to Allama Muhammad Iqbal: A Brief Discussion on Iqbal's Philosophy of Islamic Culture and Partition of India (PDF). Dec 10, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Mar 15, 2024
Add new Web site: History of Islam - Biography of Mohammed Iqbal. Jan 16, 2023
Add new Web site: Academia - Sir Mohammed Iqbal and the Muslim Jeremiad. Sep 12, 2022
Add new Web site: Encyclopaedia Iranica - Muhammad Iqbal. Apr 28, 2022
Article revised. May 13, 2020
Add new Web site: All Poetry - Biography of Muhammed Iqbal. Feb 22, 2019
Add new Web site: The Open University - Biography of Mohammad Iqbal. Sep 26, 2017
Article revised. Nov 14, 2014
Add new Web site: ILoveIndia.com - Biography of Muhammad Iqbal. Jun 01, 2014
Add new Web site: Islamic Philosophy Online - Biography of Muhammad Iqbal. Jun 13, 2013
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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