Ms. Zhou Nasreen, Head of Urdu Language Department of Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) paid glowing tribute to Allama Iqbal for his timeless poetry and enlightening philosophical thought.

‘Fard-e-Jurm’ bears an aptly written preface (1982) by Zafar Iqbal, a literary wizard of ... and fragrant gust of wind in the realm of Urdu poetry that serves to distinguish him amongst ...

Akbarabadi's influence, through Altaf Husain Hali and Muhammad Husain Azad in the 19th century, has continued in Urdu poetry to this day. One of the great beneficiaries of this influence was Allama ...

Among them the most prominent was, and still is, Zafar Iqbal, of course. But, paradoxically, while trying to restructure Urdu poetry’s diction, as desired by the new poetry group, Zafar Iqbal ...

Drawing on the traditions of Arabic and Persian poetry, the classical writers of the Urdu ghazal frequently employed interconnected metaphorical systems. Iqbal’s response to this garden often ...

the Urdu poet has always spoken for qaumi yakjahati and muttahida tehzeeb, on communal harmony and co-mingling of cultures. The search yielded delightful results. I found vast amounts of poetry ...