Intro
He was the father of Sir Muhammad Allama Iqbal and roughly the same age as MGA. It’s unclear if he ever converted to Ahmadiyya. His father’s name could also be spelled as Shaikh Nur Muhammed. It is alleged (see youtube video by Mufti Zahid Numani, 10:51 time stamp) that while MGA was in Sialkot (1860-1868) that in front of the shop of Sheikh Nur Muhammad, there was a daily commentary of the Quran and MGA was also there. Thus, met MGA met him while in Sialkot (1860-1868). Mir Hamid Shah of Sialkot alleges that MGA would listen to commentary of the Quran at the house of Sheikh Nur Muhammad in Sialkot. Syed Mir Hassan was also around and was MGA’s friend in Sialkot in this era (1860–1868).
MGA allegedly lived in the house of Mir Hisamuddin (also spelled Hassam ud Din)(MGA called him the Chief of Sialkot). Mirza Ghulam Ahmad said that he was in Sialkot 7-8 years (See ROR of Nov-1904), and some time before the publishing of the Barahin (see Lecture Sialkot, page-60). Thus, MGA was in Sialkot from 1860-1868. After MGA died, this was changed to 1864-1868 (see Seeratul Mahdi, 1923( Vol. 2, p. 178). However, it was changed again soon thereafter. 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. Thus, MGA lived in the same neighborhood that Iqbal grew up in (Iqbal Manzil).
In the 1880’s, Sheikh Noor Muhammad, who seems to have some Sufi leanings, had Syed Mir Hassan teach Allama Iqbal Quranist ideology via Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.
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).
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).
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).
He died on Aug 17, 1930. He had a brother who also joined Ahmadiyya, his name was Ghulam Qadir, a Munshi from Siaklot.
He was a Kashmiri Brahmin Sapru which had converted to Islam in the 19th century, when the Sikh Empire was conquering Kashmir, his grandfather’s family migrated to Punjab. He worked as a tailor, not formally educated, but a religious man (See Schimmel).
He was married to Imam Bibi, a Punjabi Muslim from Sialkot, was described as a polite and humble woman who helped the poor and her nieghbours with their problems. She died on 9 November 1914 in Sialkot. His eldest son was Shaikh Ata Muhammad, who also joined Ahmadiyya and later renounced it.
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His wife
DAWN – Features; November 10, 2003 – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
Imam Bibi, the mother of Allama Iqbal, died on Nov 9, 1914. Her grave is in Imam Sahib graveyard, Sialkot.
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His sons
Who is Shaikh Ata Muhammad? – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
Allama Muhammad Iqbal was a Muslim, then a Qadiani-Ahmadi, then a Lahori-Ahmadi, and then? – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
—Allama Iqbal
—Shaikh Ata Muhammad
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DAWN – Features; November 10, 2003 – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
—Taleb Bi (sister of Allama Iqbal) died on July 31, 1902, and was laid to rest in Kashmirian graveyard of Sialkot (See DAWN – Features; November 10, 2003 – Newspaper – DAWN.COM).
—Karim Bibi (sister of Allama Iqbal) died on July 4, 1958, and was laid to rest in Kashmirian graveyard of Sialkot.
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His grandson
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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Other offspring
“New research on Iqbal”. Dawn. 10 November 2003. Retrieved 2 December 2018
Shabnam (Allama Iqbal’s granddaughter) died on Sept 5, 1945. She is buried in Meraj Din graveyard of Sialkot. Akbari Begum (Iqbal’s niece) died on 1948. She is buried in a Quetta graveyard. Shaikh Imtiaz Ahmad, Iqbal’s nephew, died on Dec 30, 1946, and is buried in Bahrain graveyard.
Shaikh Noor Ahmad (Iqbal’s nephew) died in 1949 and is buried in Kashmirian graveyard, Sialkot. Shaikh Zahoor Ahmad (Iqbal’s nephew) died on Aug 22, 1954, and is buried in Kashmirian graveyard, Sialkot. Shaikh Khurshid Ahmad (Iqbal’s nephew) died on Aug 25, 1954. He is buried in Kashmirian graveyard, Sialkot.
Karim Bibi (sister of Allama Iqbal) died on July 4, 1958, and was laid to rest in Kashmirian graveyard of Sialkot. Prof Manzoor Ahmad (Iqbal’s nephew) died on July 15, 1976 and was laid to rest in Kashmirian graveyard, Sialkot.
Dr. Nazir Sufi (a nephew of Iqbal).
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1860’s
https://ahmadiyyafactcheckblog.com/2017/02/15/mirza-ghulam-ahmads-life-in-sialkot-1864-1868/
He was living in Sialkot and met MGA.
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1880’s
In the 1880’s, Sheikh Noor Muhammad, who seems to have some Sufi leanings, had Syed Mir Hassan teach Allama Iqbal Quranist ideology via Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.
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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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1897
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 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).
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1922
1930
He died on Aug 17, 1930.
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Links and Related Essays
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Iqbal
Syed Mir Hassan and Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Sialkot 1860-1868 – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
Schimmel, Annemarie (1962). Gabriel’s wing: a study into the religious ideas of Sir Muhammad Iqbal. Brill Archive. pp. 34–45.
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and the Ahmadiyya Movement – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
Who is Mir Hamid Shah of Sailkot? – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
Mir, Mustansir (2006). Iqbal. I.B. Tauris. ISBN 1-84511-094-3.
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