A great man is one who serves humanity. Allama Iqbal is also one of them. He is our national poet. He is also our national hero. Iqbal is my favourite personality. He was born at Sialkot on 9thNovember 1877. His fathers name was Noor Muhammad. He was a noble and kind man. Allama Iqbal got his early education from Sialkot. He got the degree of M.A philosophy from Government College Lahore. Then he went to England for higher education. He worked as professor and lawyer but he did not like this jobs.He was interested in poetry and national problems. He wanted to awake the Muslims from the deep dream. He expressed his feelings in his poems. He wrote many poems for children and youth. His poetry is full of messages. He gave the idea of Pakistan for Indian Muslims in his address at Allah Abad in 1930. He was a true Muslim and kind man. Bang-e-Dara, Bal-e-Jibreel, Zarb-e-kaleem are his famous urdu poetry books. Allama Iqbal could not see his dream come true and died on 21th April 1938. His tomb is near Badshahi Mosque Lahore. He lives in the hearts of the nation.