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Javid Iqbal

1924 – 2015

Son of Muhammad Iqbal

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Lived 1924 – 2015 (aged 90). Javid Iqbal was a Pakistani and Indian philosopher, autobiographer, judge, biographer and jurist.

Javid Iqbal (Urdu: ‎; 5 October 1924 – 3 October 2015) was a Pakistani writer, philosopher and senior justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He was internationally known for his acclaimed publications on the philosophy of law and modern Islamic philosophy in international and national journals.

He was the son of the Islamic poet and philosopher Muhammad Iqbal, who inspired the Pakistan Movement. to Allama Muhammad Iqbal and his second wife, Sardar Begum. His mother died when he was 11, and his father died in 1938 when he was 14. Among the survivors are his widow Nasira Iqbal and two sons - Walid Iqbal and Munib Iqbal. Mai Lala Faam (1968, collection of papers on Iqbal, in Urdu) Zinda Rood (1984, biography of Iqbal in three volumes, in Urdu) Afkare-Iqbal (1994, interpretation of Iqbal's thought) Pakistan and the Islamic Liberal Movement (1994). Jahan-I Javid : darame, Afsane, Maqale Islam and Pakistan's Identity The Concept of State in Islam : A Reassessment Apna Greban Chaak(autobiography) (2002) Khutbat e Iqbal Iqbal and Tassawwuf, a paper and lecture presented by Dr. Javid Iqbal at the University of California,Berkeley in April 1977 Books on Javid Iqbal Life After Iqbal (2016, Fastprint Publishing, UK by Sabeena Khan) .

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Government College University, University of Cambridge, City Law School
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Hilal-i-Imtiaz

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Javid Iqbal?

son of Muhammad Iqbal

When was Javid Iqbal born?

Javid Iqbal was born on 5 October 1924 in Sialkot.

When did Javid Iqbal die?

Javid Iqbal died on 3 October 2015 in Lahore.

What was Javid Iqbal's occupation?

Javid Iqbal was a philosopher, autobiographer, judge, biographer and jurist.

What nationality was Javid Iqbal?

Javid Iqbal was Pakistani and Indian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Javid Iqbal

· Wikidata: Q6165390

· DBpedia: Javid Iqbal (writer)

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