LAHORE: Iqbal Day marking the 132nd birthday of national poet Dr Allama Mohammad Iqbal is being celebrated on Monday (today) across the country with national fervour and enthusiasm. The government has declared holiday in the schools, colleges and universities, while there will be local holiday in the courts. Change of Guard took place at the Mazar-e-Iqbal followed by floral wreath laying ceremony in the morning. Various literary, social and religious organisations laid floral wreaths at the mazaar while Iqbal Day functions were held at a number of places. Allama Iqbal was born in Sialkot, Punjab, India ; the eldest of five siblings. Iqbal's father Shaikh Nur Muhammad was a prosperous tailor, well-known for his devotion to Islam, and the family raised their children with deep religious grounding. Iqbal was educated initially by tutors in languages and writing, history, poetry and religion. His potential as a poet and writer was recognised by one of his tutors, Sayyid Mir Hassan, an...
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