Intro
He was the older brother of the famous Dr. Allama Iqbal. His father was Sheikh Nur Muhammad who knew MGA from his Sialkot days (1860-1868, roughly). MGA allegedly lived in the house of Mir Hisamuddin (also spelled Hassam ud Din)(MGA called him the Chief of Sialkot). Thus, MGA lived in the same neighborhood that Iqbal grew up in (Iqbal Manzil). MGA moved from this house eventually and moved to “Kashmiri Mohalla”, this is the same neighborhood wherein Maulvi Abdul Karim Sialkoti was born. In 2018, the Ahmadiyya Jamaat in Pakistan tried to build a museum in one of these houses and failed. Mir Hamid Shah of Sialkot alleges that MGA would listen to commentary of the Quran at the house of Sheikh Nur Muhammad (Allama Iqbal‘s father) in Sialkot. Syed Mir Hassan was also around and was MGA’s friend in Sialkot in this era (1860–1868).
Shaikh Ata Muhammad seems to have converted to Ahmadiyya in the late 1892. Ata Muhammad seems to have been mentioned in the list of the first 313 Ahmadi’s (see Dard, Ahmadi #224, written as Munshi Ata Muhammad from Sialkot). It is reported that Ata Muhammad renounced Ahmadiyya some years before his death and none of his other children accepted it.
Ahmadiyya sources allege that MGA mentioned Sheikh Nur Muhammad—Cap Maker attended the public meeting (From June 20, 1897 to June 22, 1897) to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee in Qadian, District Gurdaspur and even donated 1 rupee (see page 68, Tohfa-e-Qaisariyyah). They also allege that his son, Shaikh Ata Muhammad also attended and he donated 1/2 anna (see page 63, Tohfa-e-Qaisariyyah).
Sheikh Ijaz Ahmad (nephew of Allama Iqbal)(and Ahmadiyya sources) alleges that he separated from Ahmadiyya in 1902 because of Ahmadi Jama’at not participating in the Janazah (funeral) prayer of his non-Ahmadi daughter (see Mazloom Iqbal, page 185).
In roughly 1906, Ahmadiyya sources allege (see the scans in the below), while Iqbal was away in London (1906), Atta Muhammad sent Iqbal’s son (Aftab), for schooling in Qadian at the Talim ul Islam High School. Allegedly, Aftab Ahmed, stayed with his mother and remained a source of anguish for Iqbal throughout his life. Aftab was sent to a boarding school for four years because of his difficult temperament; Taleem-ul-Islam at Qadian was chosen due to its academic reputation, discipline, and least expenses. Atta Muhammad took this decision, as Iqbal was abroad/away from his parental home in Sialkot. Aftab never accepted Ahmadiyya and even changed his surname from Ahmed to Iqbal early in his career as a successful barrister (see the testimony of Mir Hamid Ali). However, BEGUM Rasheeda Aftab Iqbal wrote “Aftab aur Iqbal” denied that Iqbal sent his son (Aftab) to Qadian at the the Talim ul Islam High School (See Mufti Zahid Numani, 2:44 time stamp).
He died on Dec 22, 1940. He is buried in Kashmirian graveyard, Sialkot.
His conversion to Ahmadiyya is mentioned herein via a video by Mufti Zahid Numani (23:14 time stamp). His grandson alleges that he never converted to Ahmadiyya (see Khawaja Abdul Hamid Irfani was his grandson (See Jalil Mir’s). He had an uncle who also joined Ahmadiyya, his name was Ghulam Qadir, a Munshi from Siaklot.
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His father
His father was Sheikh Nur Muhammad who knew MGA from his Sialkot days (1860-1868, roughly). MGA allegedly lived in the house of Mir Hisamuddin (also spelled Hassam ud Din)(MGA called him the Chief of Sialkot). Thus, MGA lived in the same neighborhood that Iqbal grew up in (Iqbal Manzil). MGA moved from this house eventually and moved to “Kashmiri Mohalla”, this is the same neighborhood wherein Maulvi Abdul Karim Sialkoti was born. In 2018, the Ahmadiyya Jamaat in Pakistan tried to build a museum in one of these houses and failed. Mir Hamid Shah of Sialkot alleges that MGA would listen to commentary of the Quran at the house of Sheikh Nur Muhammad (Allama Iqbal‘s father) in Sialkot. Syed Mir Hassan was also around and was MGA’s friend in Sialkot in this era (1860–1868).
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His mother
DAWN – Features; November 10, 2003 – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
Imam Bibi, the mother of Allama Iqbal and Shaikh Ata Muhammad, died on Nov 9, 1914. Her grave is in Imam Sahib graveyard, Sialkot.
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His sisters
“New research on Iqbal”. Dawn. 10 November 2003. Retrieved 2 December 2018
Fatima Bibi (Iqbal’s sister) was laid to rest in Kashmirian graveyard of Sialkot and Zainab Bibi (sister of Allama Iqbal) was buried in a Wazirabad graveyard.
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His children
Who is Sheikh Ijaz Ahmad (nephew of Allama Iqbal)? – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
Sheikh Ijaz Ahmad was an Ahmadi throughout his life. After passing away on January 02, 1994, he was buried in the Ahmadiyya graveyard of Karachi, Pakistan.
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1860’s
His father was Sheikh Nur Muhammad who knew MGA from his Sialkot days (1860-1868, roughly). MGA allegedly lived in the house of Mir Hisamuddin (also spelled Hassam ud Din)(MGA called him the Chief of Sialkot). Thus, MGA lived in the same neighborhood that Iqbal grew up in (Iqbal Manzil). MGA moved from this house eventually and moved to “Kashmiri Mohalla”, this is the same neighborhood wherein Maulvi Abdul Karim Sialkoti was born. In 2018, the Ahmadiyya Jamaat in Pakistan tried to build a museum in one of these houses and failed. Mir Hamid Shah of Sialkot alleges that MGA would listen to commentary of the Quran at the house of Sheikh Nur Muhammad (Allama Iqbal‘s father) in Sialkot. Syed Mir Hassan was also around and was MGA’s friend in Sialkot in this era (1860–1868).
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1892
Shaikh Ata Muhammad seems to have converted to Ahmadiyya in the late 1892.
In 1892 MGA visited Sialkot and stayed at the house of Hakim Hassam-ud-Din. He made a speech in Hakim Hassam-ud-Din’s mosque after the zuhr prayers. The famous poet Dr. Sir Muhammad Iqbal was a fellow student of mine in those days, and was sitting on the roof
of the porch of the mosque. Seeing me, he said: Look how the devotees are swarming around the light. He was very much favourably disposed towards Hazrat Mirza in those days. So when a poet of Sialkot, who used to have the pen-name jalwa, composed satire to ridicule Hazrat Mirza, Dr. Iqbal wrote a rejoinder in poetical form too, greatly praising Hazrat Mirza (See Mujadid e Azim).
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1896
Life-of-Ahmad.pdf
Ata Muhammad seems to have been mentioned in the list of the first 313 Ahmadi’s (see Dard, Ahmadi #224, written as Munshi Ata Muhammad from Sialkot).
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A Gift for the Queen
Ahmadiyya sources allege that MGA mentioned Sheikh Nur Muhammad—Cap Maker attended the public meeting (From June 20, 1897 to June 22, 1897) to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee in Qadian, District Gurdaspur and even donated 1 rupee (see page 68). They also allege that his son, Shaikh Ata Muhammad also attended and he donated 1/2 anna (see page 63).
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1902
Ahmadiyya sources allege that Sheikh Nur Muhammad separated from Ahmadiyya in 1902 because of Ahmadi Jama’at not participating in the Janazah (funeral) prayer of his non-Ahmadi daughter (see Mazloom Iqbal, page 185).
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1906
In roughly 1906, Ahmadiyya sources allege (see the scans in the below), while Iqbal was away in London (1906), Atta Muhammad sent Iqbal’s son (Aftab), for schooling in Qadian at the Talim ul Islam High School. Allegedly, Aftab Ahmed, stayed with his mother and remained a source of anguish for Iqbal throughout his life. Aftab was sent to a boarding school for four years because of his difficult temperament; Taleem-ul-Islam at Qadian was chosen due to its academic reputation, discipline, and least expenses. Atta Muhammad took this decision, as Iqbal was abroad/away from his parental home in Sialkot. Aftab never accepted Ahmadiyya and even changed his surname from Ahmed to Iqbal early in his career as a successful barrister (see the testimony of Mir Hamid Ali). However, BEGUM Rasheeda Aftab Iqbal wrote “Aftab aur Iqbal” denied that Iqbal sent his son (Aftab) to Qadian at the the Talim ul Islam High School (See Mufti Zahid Numani, 2:44 time stamp).
Scans from Ahmadi sources
Scans from Hamid Ali Shah’s book
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1940
He died on Dec 22, 1940. He is buried in Kashmirian graveyard, Sialkot.
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Links and Related Essays
Who is Sheikh Noor Muhammad (1837-1930)(father of Allama Iqbal)
Allama Muhammad Iqbal was a Muslim, then a Qadiani-Ahmadi, then a Lahori-Ahmadi, and then?
https://www.dawn.com/news/1065249
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Iqbal
Schimmel, Annemarie (1962). Gabriel’s wing: a study into the religious ideas of Sir Muhammad Iqbal. Brill Archive. pp. 34–45.
Mir, Mustansir (2006). Iqbal. I.B. Tauris. ISBN 1-84511-094-3.
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