A plane with 127 people on board near the Pakistani capital Islamabad, crashed. Bad weather conditions at the accident would have prevailed. The aircraft was completely destroyed in the crash.

Islamabad – Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, close to a passenger plane has crashed. At the time of the accident were poor weather conditions prevailed, said the Pakistani police. The sky above the city was initially covered in the evening, at the time of landing, then erupted in a heavy storm.

The crash site is in the exact place Hussainabad, a few kilometers from the airport. The Benazir Bhutto International Airport, the airport of the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, lies geographically in the neighboring city of Rawalpindi.Residents reported that the plane had crashed into buildings. The aircraft wreckage and several houses were in flames.

Eyewitnesses reported a huge fireball at the crash site. Ambulances were on their way there, in all the hospitals of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, there was the personal one on alert.

According to the rescuers to find within "at least one kilometer" parts of the aircraft. Even bodies of passengers and luggage were to be found in this area. In the evening, soldiers, security and rescue forces were there, the wide area cordoned off the crash site with flashlights scan and collect body parts in white bags. The work would continue for "at least until Saturday morning," it said.

No emergency calls from the cockpit

About the cause of the crash would not comment on police, military and airport managers. They all said, however, interpret it according to initial indications much attention to the poor weather. Previously, several witnesses had independently said they saw how the plane had been hit by lightning during the approach. Then they had crashed and exploded.

A police spokesman told SPIEGEL ONLINE, probably no passenger survived, the machine was "completely destroyed". The rescue operations were running at this time, however. The Army has sent about 100 soldiers in support. The crash site was cordoned off by security forces.

According to the police were in the crash in Hussainabad damaged ten houses, but no one injured on the ground. The rescue work was more difficult because it was getting dark and it still raining heavily. Pakistan suffers from energy shortages, in Islamabad and surroundings of daily power cuts of up to ten hours.The blackout is now also a hindrance in the rescue work.

An airport spokesman said the airport control tower did not receive any emergency call from the cockpit of the machine accident. Currently it is engaged in providing information to relatives at the airport to their relatives about the crash.

The second crash in two years

According to the Civil Aviation Authority CAA, it was the misfortune machine is a Boeing737 airline Bhoja. She came from the Pakistan port city Karachi and was landing at Islamabad.

With Bhoja Air is a small, private Pakistani airline based in Karachi. It was founded in the early nineties. 2010 she presented her first operation because of financial difficulties, a, Pakistani television reported.Until 6 March 2012 she had gone back into operation.

It is the second crash of a passenger plane in Islamabad over the past two years. In the summer of 2010 was an Airbus A321 of the Pakistani airline Air Blue in the Margalla Hills, the foothills of the Himalayas in the north of Islamabad shattered. This machine was in bad weather landing at Islamabad.

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New Delhi – The nuclear-armed India first tested a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile from its own production. The missile "Agni V" should be able to carry nuclear warheads up to 5,000 miles.

The rocket of the type "Agni V" was fired on Thursday from the test site on Wheeler’s Iceland before the East Indian coast, told the NDTV news channel.The rocket is 17 meters long according to official figures, and 50 tons. You can make a nuclear warhead with a weight of carrying more than one ton.

With the successful development of the missile would India are among the few countries that have nuclear long-range missiles. According to evidence-only the permanent members have the UN Security Council USA, Russia, China, Britain and France such systems.

The first test was successful early on Thursday after government data. It was a "perfect success" and a "significant milestone in the Indian missile program," the defense minister AK Antony said, according to his spokesman. India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh congratulated the scientists responsible for the missile program to a successful start.

The rocket had reached an altitude of more than 600 kilometers, said the head of the Indian organization for research and development in the defense sector (DRDO), Vijay Saraswat. All three stages had worked and that the charge would be distributed according to plan. "India has risen to a great start with this missile force," he said.

India upgraded to a massive

The government had described the missile as an important milestone in its efforts to put a counterweight to Chinese domination in the region. "It is a quantum leap for India’s strategic capabilities," a spokesman said before the start of the DRDO.

The nuclear-armed India is investing heavily in armaments and modernizing their armed forces, especially in light of the technologically advanced missile systems in China. The long-range missile could reach her, according to experts in theory meet all targets in China and throughout Asia and various European countries. DRDO spokesman Ravi Gupta stressed that the missile was a "national non-specific" deterrent.

Last week had seen a failed missile test by North Korea’s international excitement. Unlike North Korea, India is the largest democracy in the world but as a reliable and responsible government. India does not follow first-strike doctrine and always stressed that nuclear weapons were used only as a deterrent and defense.

So far, the most powerful range of Indian missiles ("Agni III" and "Agni IV") is limited to 3,500 kilometers. Thus, the whole neighboring Pakistan was already covered, which also has nuclear weapons. The arch-enemies India and Pakistan since their independence in 1947 have resulted in three wars against each other.

The "Agni V" – Agni means fire in Hindi and – in New Delhi at least four times to be tested before they are expected to be introduced in 2014 or 2015 in the armed forces must, according to the Defense Department. Its development cost the equivalent of around 370 million €.

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The 84th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), will nobility the best films of 2011. The ceremony will take place on February 26, 2012 (4:00 p.m. PST, 7:00 p.m. EST), at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California; it will be televised live in the United States on ABC. The award nominations were announced by AMPAS on January 24, 2012.

Oscar 2012 Nominees Are:

Actor in a Leading Role

• Demián Bichir in “A Better Life”
• George Clooney in “The Descendants”
• Jean Dujardin in “The Artist”
• Gary Oldman in “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
• Brad Pitt in “Moneyball”

Actor in a Supporting Role

• Kenneth Branagh in “My Week with Marilyn”
• Jonah Hill in “Moneyball”
• Nick Nolte in “Warrior”
• Christopher Plummer in “Beginners”
• Max von Sydow in “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”

Actress in a Leading Role

• Glenn Close in “Albert Nobbs”
• Viola Davis in “The Help”
• Rooney Mara in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
• Meryl Streep in “The Iron Lady”
• Michelle Williams in “My Week with Marilyn”

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Bérénice Bejo in “The Artist”
• Jessica Chastain in “The Help”
• Melissa McCarthy in “Bridesmaids”
• Janet McTeer in “Albert Nobbs”
• Octavia Spencer in “The Help”

Animated Feature Film

• ”A Cat in Paris” Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
• ”Chico & Rita” Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
• ”Kung Fu Panda 2″ Jennifer Yuh Nelson
• ”Puss in Boots” Chris Miller
• ”Rango” Gore Verbinski

Art Direction

• ”The Artist” Production Design: Laurence Bennett; Set Decoration: Robert Gould
• ”Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″ Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
• ”Hugo” Production Design: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
• ”Midnight in Paris” Production Design: Anne Seibel; Set Decoration: Hélène Dubreuil
• ”War Horse” Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales

Cinematography

• ”The Artist” Guillaume Schiffman
• ”The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Jeff Cronenweth
• ”Hugo” Robert Richardson
• ”The Tree of Life” Emmanuel Lubezki
• ”War Horse” Janusz Kaminski

Costume Design

• ”Anonymous” Lisy Christl
• ”The Artist” Mark Bridges
• ”Hugo” Sandy Powell
• ”Jane Eyre” Michael O’Connor
• ”W.E.” Arianne Phillips

Directing

• ”The Artist” Michel Hazanavicius
• ”The Descendants” Alexander Payne
• ”Hugo” Martin Scorsese
• ”Midnight in Paris” Woody Allen
• ”The Tree of Life” Terrence Malick

Documentary (Feature)

• ”Hell and Back Again” Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner
• ”If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front” Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman
• ”Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory” Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
• ”Pina” Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel
• ”Undefeated” TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Richard Middlemas

Documentary (Short Subject)

• ”The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement” Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin
• ”God Is the Bigger Elvis” Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson
• ”Incident in New Baghdad” James Spione
• ”Saving Face” Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
• ”The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom” Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen

Film Editing

• ”The Artist” Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
• ”The Descendants” Kevin Tent
• ”The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
• ”Hugo” Thelma Schoonmaker
• ”Moneyball” Christopher Tellefsen

Foreign Language Film

• ”Bullhead” Belgium
• ”Footnote” Israel
• ”In Darkness” Poland
• ”Monsieur Lazhar” Canada
• ”A Separation” Iran

Makeup

• ”Albert Nobbs” Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle
• ”Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″ Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
• ”The Iron Lady” Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland

Music (Original Score)

• ”The Adventures of Tintin” John Williams
• ”The Artist” Ludovic Bource
• ”Hugo” Howard Shore
• ”Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” Alberto Iglesias
• ”War Horse” John Williams

Music (Original Song)

• ”Man or Muppet” from “The Muppets” Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
• ”Real in Rio” from “Rio” Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown Lyric by Siedah Garrett

Short Film (Animated)

• ”Dimanche/Sunday” Patrick Doyon
• ”The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
• ”La Luna” Enrico Casarosa
• ”A Morning Stroll” Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe
• ”Wild Life” Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby

Short Film (Live Action)

• ”Pentecost” Peter McDonald and Eimear O’Kane
• ”Raju” Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren
• ”The Shore” Terry George and Oorlagh George
• ”Time Freak” Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey
• ”Tuba Atlantic” Hallvar Witzø

Sound Editing

• ”Drive” Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis
• ”The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Ren Klyce
• ”Hugo” Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty
• ”Transformers: Dark of the Moon” Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
• ”War Horse” Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom

Sound Mixing

• ”The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo Persson
• ”Hugo” Tom Fleischman and John Midgley
• ”Moneyball” Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, Dave Giammarco and Ed Novick
• ”Transformers: Dark of the Moon” Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Peter J. Devlin
• ”War Horse” Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and Stuart Wilson

Visual Effects

• ”Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″ Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson
• ”Hugo” Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman and Alex Henning
• ”Real Steel” Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg
• ”Rise of the Planet of the Apes” Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett
• ”Transformers: Dark of the Moon” Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

• ”The Descendants” Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
• ”Hugo” Screenplay by John Logan
• ”The Ides of March” Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon
• ”Moneyball” Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin Story by Stan Chervin
• ”Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” Screenplay by Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan

Writing (Original Screenplay)

• ”The Artist” Written by Michel Hazanavicius
• ”Bridesmaids” Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig
• ”Margin Call” Written by J.C. Chandor
• ”Midnight in Paris” Written by Woody Allen
• ”A Separation” Written by Asghar Farhadi

Best Picture

• ”The Artist” Thomas Langmann, Producer
• ”The Descendants” Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers
• ”Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” Scott Rudin, Producer
• ”The Help” Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers
• ”Hugo” Graham King and Martin Scorsese, Producers
• ”Midnight in Paris” Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum, Producers
• ”Moneyball” Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Brad Pitt, Producers
• ”The Tree of Life” Nominees to be determined
• ”War Horse” Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers

Great Poet-Philosopher, Sir Allama Muhammad Iqbal, universally known as Allama Iqbal, born in 1938, he is counted as one of the most basic pillars of the Urdu culture.

Iqbal is widely known as an outstanding classical poet not by just Indians and Pakistanis but by other International scholars too. He was not only known as a poet but was much admired as a Muslim philosopher as well. His first poetry manuscript named “Asrar-e-Khudi” was published in 1915 and it was in Persian language. His other famous Persian poetry books are Rumuz-e-bekhudi, Payam-e-Mashrique and Zabur-e- Ajam. His Urdu masterpieces include Bang-e-Dara, Bal-e-Jibril and Zarb-e-Kalim.

Over the years by his poems and philosophy, by his speeches and writings, his letters and lectures he laid a great influence on cultural, social, political, and social disputes. He was given the title of “Sir” by King George V. While his stay in London for the study of law and philosophy he became a member of All India Muslim League’s branch in London. Afterwards in his historical speech at the place of Allahabad in 1930, he proposed the creation of a separate homeland for the Muslims of the sub-continent. He proved to be the right hand of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

He is known as the Poet of the East, (Urdu: مشرق شاعر), Thinker of Pakistan (Mufakkir-e-Pakistan) and the Sage of the Ummah (Hakeem-ul-ummat). The Pakistani Nation officially recognizes Allama Muhammad Iqbal as first and the greatest national poet. Iqbal’s poetry is not only valued in the sub continent but the Afghanis and Iranis too appreciate his Persian work and know him well by the name of Iqbal Lahori. 9^th November, Allama Iqbal’s birthday is celebrated warmly in Pakistan and it is a national holiday.

Muhammad Allama Iqbal’s Biography:

The allama iqbal biography is as follows;

Allama Iqbal, the poet of East was born in Sialkot, a town in Punjab, Pakistan, on 9^th November, 1877. In the reign of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, his forefathers were converted to Islam, they were Kashmiri Brahmans before. Iqbal loved his mother very much. She was a nice humble woman who even solved the problems of the next door neighbors. On her death he was so grieved that he wrote the following verses.

Who would wait for me anxiously in my native place?

Who would display restlessness if my letter fails to arrive?

I will visit thy grave with this complaint:

All thy life thy love served me with devotions

When I became fit to serve thee, thou hast departed

Iqbal was sent to a Masjid to learn Quran when he was only four years old. Later he had the honor to be taught by Syed Mir Hassan, who was a great teacher and head of Islamic School too. In 1895, Iqbal got the diploma of arts from Scotch Mission College. Iqbal was married to the daughter of a Gujarat physician in the same year named, Karim bibi. This was a pure arranged marriage.

In the meanwhile, he started learning Arabic, English literature and Philosophy from Government College Lahore. He did his Bachelors in Arts and was the first student to graduate in his philosophy class.

His Stay In Europe For Higher Education:

Allama Muhammad Iqbal was inclined to Sir Thomas Arnold’s teaching, who was a great philosopher. Iqbal went to England for further studies where he became very close to Arnold. In 1907 Iqbal qualified for scholarship in Cambridge from Trinity College. In 1908 he was called to the bar as a barrister from Lincoln’s inn.

While his stay in Europe, he realized that his Persian poetry has got the power to influence the people and this will be an easy way to convey his ideas and feelings to the common people.

He went to Germany in 1908, where he was taught about Goethe’s Faust, Heine and Nietzsche by his German teacher Emma Wegenast. It is heard that Iqbal had feelings for her but no relationship progressed. In 1907 he got admission in the faculty of philosophy of the Ludwig Maximilian University at Munich and sustained with his PhD degree. His doctorate thesis entitled as: The Development of Metaphysics in Persia was published in 1908 under the guidance of Freidrich Hummel.

The great Philosopher, Poet of the East and The sage of the Ummah died on April 21, 1938 in Lahore.

Literary Career In India:

When allama iqbal returned to India he took assistant professorship at Government College Lahore. But for monetary reasons he started practicing law within a year. Moreover, he kept on working on his literary work, poetry and religious subjects. Anjuman Himayat-e-Islam was an organization of Muslim scholars, writers and poets as well as politicians; Iqbal was a vigorous member of this organization too. He became the general secretary of this organization in 1918. The allama iqbal shayari and his other work was based on his personal experiences while his stay in Europe and the Middle East. Additionally, his work revolved around the spiritual direction and advancement of human society. Friedrich Nietzsche, Henri Berg son and Goethe were the western philosophers Iqbal was inspired with.

Iqbal was deeply influenced with the teaching of Maulana Rumi. Iqbal embraced Rumi as his spiritual guide. As he was brought up in a pure Islamic culture from the beginning, he thus laid emphasis on the studying of Islam, the ethnicity and history of Islamic empire and its political future. The poetry of allama iqbal focuses on reminding its readers about the past glories and victories of the Muslims. According to Iqbal, Islam is a religion of socio-political freedom and magnitude.

Iqbal’s poetry was also very famous in European countries in the 20^th century and his writings were translated into many different European languages. R. A Nicholson and A. J Arberry translated Iqbal’s Asrar-e-Khudi and Javaid Nama respectively.

Poetry In Persian Language:

Iqbal’s work, for the most part is in Persian relatively than Urdu. Out of 12000 poetry verses, 7000 are in Persian language.

Asrar-e-Khudi:

His first manuscript, Asrar-e-khudi was published in 1915 and was in Persian language. allama iqbal poems in this book give the message of self-confidence, spiritual values and have religious perspective. Many of the critics have called this the best of all allama iqbal poetry. The alama iqbal has widely explained the theme and the concept of the term “khudi” (self) which is synonymous with the word “Rooh” mentioned in Quran, “Rooh” was that divine spark present in all human beings which makes them superior to all other creatures and it was the sacred spark due to which God asked all the angels to bend in front of Adam. One has to ponder deeply to realize what Iqbal actually means by the term Khudi.

This same concept was used in Mantaq-ul-Tair by Khwaja Farid-ud-Din Attar. He proved that every single being has to obey the one and only “Self”. For Iqbal, the aim of life is self-realization, self judgment and self-knowledge. He condemns self-violation. He marks the step which one has to follow to finally attain the point of perfection of being the true Naib (vice- regent) of God.

Rumuz-E-Bekhudi:

He seeks to prove that Islamic code of conduct and way of life is the only key of success of a nation and is essential for a nation’s viability in this iqbal book Rumuz-e-Bekhudi (Hints of Selflessness). He says that one should keep his individual characteristics in one piece but when it comes of the entire nation welfare, he should know how to sacrifice one’s personal ambitions for others. With the theme of ideal community, Islamic ethics, Social principals and the relation between an individual and society, other poetry books of allama iqbal were also published in 1917 and were in Persian Language. Though Iqbal is true to Islam throughout, he also accepts the positive aspects of other religions. The two manuscripts Rumuz-e-Bekhudi and Asrar-e-Khudi are often put together as one in a volume entitled as Asrar-e-Rumuz (Hinting Secrets). The whole Muslim world is addressed in it.

Payam-E-Mashrique:

The 1924 publication of Allama Muhammad Iqbal Payam-e-Mashrique (Message of the East) is closely related to the famous German poet Goethe’s West-östlicher Divan. Goethe condemns the extreme materialistic West-östlicher Divan outlook of the West and expects that the east will provide some positive message which will give a new breath to the spiritual values. The allama poetry is considered by himself as a memento to the West about the significance of moral values, religion and traditions by mentioning the need of cultivating passion, love and vitality. He believes that until or unless one knows the importance of spirituality, he cannot aspire to higher proportions. He always admired the liberal Afghanistani movements against the British Empire in his book Payam-e-Mashrique and presented it to king Amanullah Khan in his first visit to Afghanistan.

He was officially invited to attend the meetings of Kabul University in Afghanistan.

Zabur-E-Ajam:

Zabur-e-Ajam, 1927 master piece of sir allama iqbal includes poems of allama iqbal: Gulshan-e-Raz-e-Jadeed (Garden of New Secrets) and Bandagi Nama (Book of Slavery). In this book of poetry allama iqbal asks a question first and then he answers it himself by using modern and classic insight and its value in the practical world. He also explains the spirit behind the fine arts of enslaved societies and thus denounces slavery. In the residual Allama poetry he emphasis love, enthusiasm and energy along with doing well in the present and being watchful about the future.

Javaid Nama:

1932 Allama poetry Javaid Nama is addressed to his son Javaid whom he features in the poems. Through mystical and exaggerated depictions across time, it is an example of Ibn Arabi and Dante’s The Divine Comedy.

Sir iqbal allama through various heavens and spheres, depicts himself as Zinda Rud (stream full of life) as guided by Rumi “The Master” and has the honor of achieving divinity and coming in contact with divine illuminations. Iqbal condemns the Muslims involved in the defeat and death of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula of Bengal and Tipu Sultan to benefit the British and ultimately leading the nation to the darkness of slavery. In the End, he directly addresses his son Javaid and generally speaks to the young people and provides them guidance.

He had great love for the Persian language, as he says in one of the allama iqbal sher:

گرچہ اردو در عذوبت شکر است

garche Urdū dar uzūbat shekkar ast

طرز گفتار دري شيرين تر است

Tarz-e goftar-e Dari shirin tar ast

Translation: Even though in sweetness Urdu* is sugar – (but) speech method in Dari (Persian) is sweeter *

Work In Urdu Language:

Bang-e-Dara:

In 1924 Iqbal’s first poetry volume Bang-e-Dara (The call of the marching bell) was published in which he showed three discrete phases of life. The time Iqbal left for England (1905), the poems written by then were completely absorbed in the passion of patriotism and descriptions of landscape. Poems in Bang-e-Dara include Taraana-e-Hind (song of India) generally known as ‘Saarey Jahan Se Aches’ and Taraana-e-Milli (Anthem of the Muslim Community). 1905-1908 is the period in which Iqbal wrote the second deposit of poems in which he says that this western community has lost its all religious and moral values and is weak. This was the basic thing which urged Iqbal to write poems not from a Muslim but from a global perspective, to make the world realize the significance of Muslim heritage and Islamic culture. Iqbal addresses the whole Muslim community as ‘Ummah’ and insists them to define individual, social and political perspective according to the teachings of Islam.

Shikwa And Jawab-e-Shikwa:

In April 1911, the poem of allama iqbal shikwa (complaint to God) was published. Shikwa as one of the most famous poems of Iqbal. Iqbal recited himself at the yearly session of Anjuman Himayat-e- Islamin Lahore at Islamia College. It was appreciated widely and was published frequently in the magazines and journals of India. This poem comprises of thirty-one stanzas, each having six verses. In the poem Iqbal has tinted Islam’s living mores in such a way that it leaves a mark on the heart of every listener. It gave new life, courage and enthusiasm to the whole Muslim Nation. The poem Shikwa is Iqbal’s complaint to God in a very distinctive way.

In this poem Allama Iqbal says;

we effaced falsehood from the earth’s surface

we freed the human race from bonds of slavery

we filled Thy Kaa’ba with our foreheads

we put Thy Qur’an to our hearts

Still Thou complaineth that we are lacking fealty

If we are lacking fealty Thou also art not generous.

He also wrote a poem entitled Jawab-e-Shikwa (reply of the complaint) which became extremely famous too.

He says

We are inclined to Mercy, but there is no one to implore

Whom can us show the way? There is no wayfarer to the destination

Jewel polishing is common but there is no proper jewel

There is no clay capable of being molded into Adam

We confer the glory of Kai on the deserving

We confer even a whole new world on those who search.

After 1930, he worked mostly in Urdu language, addressing directly the Muslim masses of India and urging them to wake up for the social and political progress, in spite of the fact that he preferred working in Persian language. He chiefly wrote on the topic of Islam.

Baal-e-Jibril:

Iqbal went to Spain where he visited the monuments and legacies of the Kingdom of The Moors, inspired from that, in 1935 he wrote his famous book Baal-e-Jibril (wings of Gabriel). It comprises of ghazals, poems, quatrains and epigrams and promotes the passion and love for religion. According to the critics this is the finest of dr allama iqbal’s manuscripts.

His poem Musafir (traveler) is present in Pas Cheh Bayed Kard ai Aqwam-e-Sharq (What should then be done O people of the East!). The clarification of mysteries of Islamic Laws and Sufi perceptions is given; he also depicts Rumi as a character. The disunity between the Muslims as well as Muslim nations is condemned by Iqbal. Iqbal went to Afghanistan and this poem Musafir is an account of that journey where he asks the Pashto people to understand the basic concept of Islam and to believe in the “Self”.

Armughan-e-Hijaz:

The final work of Iqbal was his book entitled Armughan-e-Hijaz, which consists of two portions. One has some quatrains in Persian while the second part comprises of Urdu epigrams. Persian quatrains deliver the feeling that as if the writer is travelling through the Holy places of Hijaz and spread the feeling of love in one’s heart for those sacred places. While he was in London for the sake of higher studies, he wrote an Urdu ghazal which shows Iqbal’s vision of mystical experience

He says:

At last the silent tongue of Hijaz has

Announced to the ardent ear the tiding

That the covenant which had been given to the

desert-dwells is going to be renewed

vigorously:

The lion who had emerged from the desert and

had toppled the Roman Empire is

As I am told by the angels, about to get up

again (from his slumbers. )

You the dwells of the West should know that

the world of God is not a shop (of yours).

Your imagined pure gold is about to lose it

standard value (as fixed by you).

Your civilization will commit suicide with its

Own dagger.

Work In English:

In addition to his letters in English in which he discussed the Persian ideology and Islamic Sufism in his opinion that real Islamic Sufism proves as a catalyst for the uncomfortable soul to higher thought of life, he wrote about the way of life, God and the sense of plea, human character and Muslim mores, political, social and religious issues. He also wrote two books in English entitled as The Development of Metaphysics in Persia and reconstruction of Muslim thoughts in Islam.

The allama iqbal quotes also have a great importance in history. In 1931, he was invited to Cambridge to participate in the conference.

Where the iqbal poet said;

“I would like to offer a suggestion to the young men who are presently studying at Cambridge . . . . . . I advise you to guard against incredulity and avariciousness. The chief error made by Europe was the separation of Church and State. This deprived their culture of ethical soul and abstracted it to the atheistic materialism. I had twenty-five years ago seen through the drawbacks of this civilization and therefore had made some prophecies. They had been delivered by my tongue although I did not quite understand them. This happened in 1907. . . . . After six or seven years, my prophecies came true, word by word. The European war of 1914 was an outcome of the aforementioned mistakes made by the European nations in the separation of the Church and the State”.

Political Career Of Allama Muhammad Iqbal:

He remained vigorous in Muslim League despite of giving full attention to law and poetry. He remained close in touch with the Muslim leaders like Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar and Muhammad Ali Jinnah but did not support the Muslim involvement in world war-1. He backed The Caliphate Movement. He was a conventional critic and regarded the Indian National Congress dominated by Hindus. During the 1920’s the Muslim league was factually divided between the all for British faction, headed by Sir Muhammad Shafi and the centrist group led by Sir Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

With the encouragement and support of friends and colleagues, Iqbal stood for a seat in the Punjab governmental Assembly from the Muslim district Lahore and defeated his opponent by a margin of 3. 177 votes, in November 1926. With the plan to guarantee Muslim political rights and leaving an influence in a coalition with the Congress, Iqbal supported the constitutional proposals presented by Mr. Jinnah. He also worked with Sir Agha Khan and other Muslim leaders to eradicate the disunity between the members of All India Muslim League.

His Role In The Revival Of Islamic Concepts And The Two Nation Theory:

In 1934, Oxford University published Iqbal’s The Reconstruction of Religious thoughts in Islam, which included the six lectures read at Aligarh, Hyderabad and Madras in 1930. These lectures were based on the role of Islam as a religion and political and as a social reformer in the present age. Iqbal condemns the activities of some Muslim politicians in these lectures that seem as morally and ethically misguided and attached to power. Iqbal describes his fear in this allama iqbal essay that the crowd of Hindu population will diminish the Muslim culture, heritage and political and social values. Moreover secularism will weaken the foundations of Islam and Muslim society. He promoted ideas of Muslim unity, shedding of national differences and Islamic political cooperation in his visits to Afghanistan, Egypt, Turkey and Iran. In a dialogue with Dr. B. R Ambekdar, Iqbal said that he wishes to see Indian provinces as independent units under the direct control of British and without central any government. He also feared that the Muslims will have to suffer morally, ethically, religiously, socially, politically and in many other aspects if they continued to live with the Indians in a common state. In 1930 at Allahabad, Iqbal was elected as the President in the United Provinces as well as in 1932 at its session in Lahore.

In 1930 at the point of Allahabad, in his presidential speech Iqbal outlined his vision for a separate homeland for the Muslims of the sub-continent

He said;

“I would like to see, Punjab, Sind, North West Frontier Province and Baluchistan, merged into a single state, to me self-government within the British Empire or outside the British Empire, the creation of a independent Northwest Indian Muslim state is the fate of the Muslims, at least of North West India”

He said that Islam came with its religious ideals, civic significance and legal concepts, unlike Christianity, in his speech.

He said;

“Thus, the creation of a strategy on national lines, if it means a disarticulation of the Islamic code of harmony, is plainly ridiculous to a Muslim”

He was strictly against the amalgamation of Muslims in a wider state not based on Islamic ideology. Moreover he laid emphasis on the political unity of Muslim communities. He was without any doubt the first Muslim politician who expressed the point which was later called the “Two Nation Theory”- the Muslims are a separate nation with distinct beliefs, heroes, and moral values so they should be allowed to have a separate homeland where they could live independently according to the Islamic ideology. As he was against secularism and nationalism therefore he did not clarify that either this independent state r would interpret theocracy. In the latter period of his life, he travelled Europe and East Asia to gain monetary and political benefits for the All India Muslim League. In 1932’s Third round table conference, he disagreed with the proposals of Indian national congress, which demanded the transference of ruling power from the British to the Indians without any decision about the independence of Muslim provinces. He wrote letters, took out rallies for the right of the Muslims to be independent. Iqbal also condemned the Muslims against to the league and the feudal system in Punjab. The idea of two nations Theory was opposed by the Muslims across the sub-continent. He also wanted the people of the sub-continent to believe that the defeat of Muslim Ummah can be saved in this area by the division of the sub-continent into two societies.

Iqbal As A Supporter Of Taluoo-E-Islam:

For a quite long time, Iqbal wanted a journal for the Muslims of the sub-continent which can propagate his ideas, aims and the objectives of All India Muslim League. It was his close friend Syed Nazeer Niazi who took this step and by the support of Allama mohammad iqbal, the journal Taluoo-e-Islam was presented, edited by Syed Nazeer Niazi in 1935. This journal was named so because of a famous poem of Iqbal, Taluoo-e-Islam. This was the first social, political, cultural, historical and religious journal for the Muslims of sub-continent. Syed Nazeer Niazi dedicated this first edition of the journal to allama muhammad iqbal. Syed Nazeer Niazi also translated The Reconstruction of Muslim Thoughts in Islam in, By Allama muhammad iqbal, in English.

“Millat Islamia Hind” (The Muslim Nation of India) was published in the first monthly journal of Taluoo-e-Islam in October, 1935. Political conditions of the Indian Muslims and the aims of the Muslim community were described in this article by Syed Nazeer Niazi. The basic principles of Islam and the aims and objectives of the Islamic state demanded by allam iqbal were also discussed by him in this article.

Early Contributors Of The Journal:

Ghulam Ahmad Pervaiz, Dr. Zakir Husain Khan, Syed Nazeer Ahmad, Maulana Aslam Jairajpuri, Sheikh Suraj-ul-Haq, Rafee-ud-din Peer, Dr. Tasadduq Husain, Maulvi Ghulam Yazdani, Ragheb Hassan, Raja Hassan Akhtar, Prof. Yusuf Saleem Chishti, Prof. Fazl-ud-din Qureshi, Agha Muhammad Safdar were the early contributors of this journal.

Ghulam Ahmad Pervaiz, who was one of the early contributors of Taluoo-e-Islam, continued this journal afterwards. The objective of this journal, after the establishment of Pakistan was to make the Pakistani people remember that what actually were the reasons and objectives for demanding a separate homeland. Idara Taluuo-e-Islam Lahore still publishes this journal.

Iqbal-Jinnah Interaction And The Theory Of Establishment Of Pakistan:

Iqbal was discontented with the factional leaders like Sir Muhammad Shafi and Sir Fazl-ul-Rehman. Iqbal was sure that in the whole sub-continent only Muhammad Ali Jinnah is the person, capable of protecting the aims and objectives of the League. He build a strong personal affiliation with Jinnah and along with some other eminent leaders, forced Jinnah to come back to India and take the charge of the league. Iqbal was sure that only Jinnah can unite the Muslims of the sub-continent at one platform and stand against the Indian National congress and British Government.

In a letter to Jinnah, he said:

“I am aware of the fact that you are a very busy person, but I do expect that you would not object my frequent writings to you. As you are the only Indian Muslim to whom community can look up to for safe assistance through the storm which is about to strike the North-West India and, probably, to the whole of the sub-continent”

Though the two men worked for different perspectives at the same time, as according to Iqbal Islam was the only force and the source of government a ns society while Jinnah worked hard for the independence of Muslims in the government and their political rights, Iqbal had backed the caliphate struggle, Jinnah did not calling at a “religious agitation” Iqbal gave an outline for the separate homeland for the Muslims in 1930, while Jinnah was still holding talks with the Congress though officially embraced the goal of Pakistan in 1940. And above all, for a quite long period of time Jinnah was always hopeful for a peaceful agreement with Congress and was not in favor of partition of the sub-continent where as Iqbal outlined the establishment of a separate homeland years ago. In spite of all these contradictions, these two men were quite alike. In June 1937 Iqbal wrote a letter to Jinnah mentioning his view of the partition of India;

“An independent alliance of Muslim Provinces, renewed on the outline I have given before, is the only way by which we can make the peaceful India safe and secure and save Muslims from the supremacy of Non-Muslims. Why are not the Muslims of North-West India and Bengal allowed to be measured as nations entitled to autonomy just as other nations in sub-continent and outside sub-continent are?”

Speaking about the future of Indian Muslims Iqbal said;

“There is only one way of survival. Muslims should join their hands with Jinnah’s. They should unite themselves with the Muslim League. Indian query, as is now being solved, can be countered by our combined face against both the Hindus and the British. Otherwise our demands will not be acknowledged. According to the people our demands hint at communism. This is absolute misinformation. These demands have to do with the protection of our national survival . . . The joint face can be shaped under the headship of the Muslim League. And the Muslim League can succeed only with Jinnah being there. None but only Jinnah is competent enough to lead the Indian Muslims. ”

Sir Sikander Hayat Khan was a Muslim in favor of feudal system, when Jinnah made an agreement with him, Iqbal as the President of Punjab Muslim League criticized this action of Jinnah.

Last Days Of Life And His Death:

Iqbal began suffering from serious throat illness in 1933 after he returned from his visit to Spain and Afghanistan. In his last days he took part in the establishment of Dar-ul-Islam trust at the Jamalpur state near Pathankot and helped a lot Chaudhary Niaz Ali Khan in its functioning.

It was an institution where along with advocating the demand of a separate homeland, the classical Islamic studies and contemporary social science studies were promoted. The Nawab of Bhopal started granting pension to Iqbal when he ceased his law practice in 1934. For spiritual guidance in his last days he often visited the Dargah of Sufi Hazrat Ali Hajweri in Lahore. Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal died on April, 21^st after suffering months from his illness. Dr. Muhammad allama iqbal tomb is located in Badshahi Mosque, Lahore. Government of Pakistan has appointed official guards there.

Iqbal-The Ideological Father Of The State:

Iqbal is recognized as the ideological father of the stated and is commemorated widely in Pakistan. Speaking of communal harmony, his Taraana-e-hind is used widely in India as a patriotic song. His birthday is celebrated on a large scale in Pakistan, as Iqbal day and is a national holiday. There are many public institutions in Pakistan by the namesake of Iqbal like, allama iqbal academy, allama iqbal library, Allama Iqbal Open University, Allama Iqbal international airport Lahore, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Karachi.

Establishment of schools and colleges is sponsored by many government and public organizations, iqbal academy is also established for research, study and preserving the philosophy and literature of Allama Muhammad Iqbal. For the promotion of Iqbaliyat in philately, Allama Iqbal stamp society is also established. In the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Iqbal’s son Javaid Iqbal has served for many years. The last residence of Allama Iqbal was Javaid Manzil. Without him, the creation of Pakistan was impossible.

One of the greatest resources for Allama Iqbal could be found on Wikipedia by searching “allama iqbal wikipedia” and “allama iqbal wiki”.

In latest incidents, three buses were attacked in three different areas, killing 13 people and injuring 30. This brought Thursday s death toll to 36, and the three-day s to over 60. 

Six people were killed and nine injured when a bus was attacked on Banaras Bridge. Another four were killed and six injured in firing on another bus near the Board s office. Earlier, three people were killed in firing on a bus near Orangi Town, one of the worst-affected areas.

Three people, inluding a girl child, were killed in Kasba Colony. Firing continues intermittently in Kasba Colony, injuring at least 12 people.

The area people have started moving out of the area in view of diminishing hope of improvement in the situation. Armoured police vehicles have moved dozens of families out of the area. On the other hand, the Sindh IGP said Karachi’s situation couldn’t be improved by pressing a button.

Meanwhile, gas and petrol stations have been shut in many areas, creating inconvenience to the residents. People were seen queuing up at the few stations open in the city.

Celebrity artist Steven Vaughan unveiled the painting of the royal couple, William and Kate, with an iconic Princess Diana hovering overhead in Los Angeles.

Steven tried his best to make something that would touch the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in a personal way. The idea to create this painting existed long before their visit to Canada. Princess Diana s body is painted over gold leaf in order to create a shimmering look while the halo above her head and the rose in her extended hand are made with metallic paints.

Vaughan said he realized the impact of a mother s death on her son when he came close to losing his own mother. The painting is now on sale at the David W. Streets Gallery in Beverly Hills. The profits from the painting and smaller replicas will go to three different charities.

Not only Bachchans are jubilant after Ash’s pregnancy but bookies have also sniffed better opportunity to make money.

Bookies have been investing money in betting whether the new member in the Bollywood s first family would be a boy or a girl.

The betting is on for the exact time of delivery and the gender of Ash-Abhi baby. The rate of Boy is 80 paisas while for girl child the rate is 70 paisas.

According to reports, the betting mafia has been gambling millions of rupees over the sex of the unborn child of Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya.

Reports suggested that some people associated with the betting mafia were even trying to contact Aishwarya s obstetrician to get a hint regarding the sex of the foetus.

After the cricket world cup and IPL, Aishwarya’s pregnancy has given another platform for bookies to start betting.

The wearing of veil by the Muslim women is being thought as a social evil and a big hurdle in social relations in Australia.

In this regard, hiding face on public places and in courts has been prohibited by the government while the violators would be dealt with iron hands by the police.

The sentence for violating the ban has not been ascertained yet.

Twelve countries including France, Holland, Denmark and Spain have already banned the veil and now Australia has also adopted this biased step against the Muslim women.