Intro
Aftab Iqbal was the eldest son of the famous Allama Muhammad Iqbal (From this first marriage with Karim Bibi). Aftab’s mother was Karim Bibi, she died in 1947. He also had a sister named Meraj Begum, who died young (1895-1915).
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).
His wife’s name was Begum Rasheeda.
In 1946, he joined the Muslim League. In 1947, his mother died (Karim Bibi)(first wife of Allama Iqbal) died on Feb 28, 1947. Her last resting place is in Meraj Din graveyard, Lahore (See Dawn from 2003).
He was laid to rest in Sukhi Hussain graveyard of Karachi. Waqar Iqbal (son of Aftab Iqbal) died on Dec 22, 1988, and was buried in Sukhi Hussain graveyard of Karachi.
ALLAMA IQBAL’S FIRST FAMILY MISSED BY OUR JOURNALISTS – FOR REASONS UNKNOWN. AFTAB IQBAL INTELLECTUAL SON.
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His mother
Lt. Col. K. A. Rashid, “New light on the Early life of Iqbal” in Islamic Education, Volume 8 (1975), Page 75. “Ata Muhammad, was a medical man and a leading Kashmiri Muslim of those days in the Punjab.”
and
Muḥammad Saʻīd, Lahore: A Memoir, Vanguard Books (1989), p. 175
His bride, Karim Bibi, was the daughter of Khan Bahadur Ata Muhammad Khan, a leading civil surgeon and fellow Punjabi-Kashmiri based in Gujrat. Her sister was the mother of director and music composer Khwaja Khurshid Anwar. Their families arranged the marriage, and the couple had two children; a daughter, Miraj Begum (1895–1915), and a son, Aftab Iqbal (1899–1979), who became a barrister. Another son is said to have died after birth in 1901.
Karim Bibi (first wife of Allama Iqbal) died on Feb 28, 1947. Her last resting place is in Meraj Din graveyard, Lahore (See Dawn from 2003).
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His sister
Miraj Begum (1895–1915)
She died in 1915 at age 20.
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BEGUM Rasheeda Aftab Iqbal, the wife of the late Barrister Aftab Iqbal.
DAWN – Features; November 10, 2003 – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
BEGUM Rasheeda Aftab Iqbal, the wife of the late Barrister Aftab Iqbal, the eldest son of Allama Mohammed Iqbal, has done a research on the life of Allama Iqbal and his family.
This 506-page book entitled Allama Iqbal Uar Unkay Farzand-i-Akbar Aftab Iqbal is a unique work. Begum Rasheeda claims that this new book may reveal the hidden aspects of Allama Iqbal and his family’s life.
She claims that most of the people know nothing about the hidden aspects of Iqbal’s family. According to her research, data has been completed about the last resting places of Iqbal’s family. She claims that this data is real and based on facts. The previous resources in this regard are incomplete and differ with the facts.
BEGUM Rasheeda Aftab Iqbal wrote “Aftab aur Iqbal” by BEGUM Rasheeda Aftab Iqbal, she 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).
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DAWN – Features; November 10, 2003 – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
Waqar Iqbal (son of Aftab Iqbal) died on Dec 22, 1988, and was buried in Sukhi Hussain graveyard of Karachi.
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1899
Aftab Iqbal was born as an Ahmadi in 1899, since his father had gotten into the bait of MGA in roughly 1897.
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1906
In roughly 1906, Ahmadiyya sources allege (see the scans in the below) that he was sent to Qadian to attend 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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1916
https://youtu.be/zSU3vveFOHU?si=JBDqIG9rNPpMib__
He passed the matriculation exam as a teenager.
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1946
From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1946: Seventy-five years ago: Iqbal’s son joins League – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
MR. Aftab Iqbal, Barrister-at-Law, son of the late Allama Iqbal, has joined the Muslim League. …Mr. Aftab Iqbal says: “So far I have avoided joining any political organisation as I believe that politics in Bengal and Punjab particularly is a dirty game”.
Referring to the presence of men of money and property in the Muslim League, he says: “To be absolutely frank, I have always disliked this element in the Muslim League, but, I feel that the time has now come when the Musalmans of the Punjab, particularly, and those of India generally, must unreservedly flock to the Muslim League regardless of the presence of that element. Since I feel that the establishment of a separate Muslim State is the only solution of India’s political problem, and that the Muslim League demand is just, I think all Muslims must support the League, whatever elements it may be composed of at present. When the goal is achieved we shall have to purge it of all that is undesirable and make it essentially an organisation whose business will be to work for moral, social and economic welfare for the masses alone.”
Published in Dawn, February 5th, 2021
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1988
He was laid to rest in Sukhi Hussain graveyard of Karachi. Waqar Iqbal (son of Aftab Iqbal) died on Dec 22, 1988, and was buried in Sukhi Hussain graveyard of Karachi.
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ALLAMA IQBAL’S FIRST FAMILY MISSED BY OUR JOURNALISTS – FOR REASONS UNKNOWN. AFTAB IQBAL INTELLECTUAL SON. – Chughtai’s Art Blog
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MR. Aftab Iqbal, Barrister-at-Law, son of the late Allama Iqbal, has joined the Muslim League. …Mr. Aftab Iqbal says: “So far I have avoided joining any political organisation as I believe that politics in Bengal and Punjab particularly is a dirty game”.
Referring to the presence of men of money and property in the Muslim League, he says: “To be absolutely frank, I have always disliked this element in the Muslim League, but, I feel that the time has now come when the Musalmans of the Punjab, particularly, and those of India generally, must unreservedly flock to the Muslim League regardless of the presence of that element. Since I feel that the establishment of a separate Muslim State is the only solution of India’s political problem, and that the Muslim League demand is just, I think all Muslims must support the League, whatever elements it may be composed of at present. When the goal is achieved we shall have to purge it of all that is undesirable and make it essentially an organisation whose business will be to work for moral, social and economic welfare for the masses alone.”
Published in Dawn, February 5th, 2021
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Links and Related Essays
https://ahmadiyyafactcheckblog.com/2019/12/14/allama-muhammad-iqbal-was-an-ahmadi-until-1934/
What is the Talim-ul-Islam-High School (college) at Qadian and later at Rabwah? – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
https://www.dawn.com/news/1065249
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Indian_Antiquary
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Qadir_(Muslim_leader)
Lecture Sialkot was delivered by Maulvi Abdul Karim, not MGA (1903?1904?)
Allama Sir Mohammad Iqbal was an Ahmadi Muslim Until a few years before his Death
Who is Maulvi Sa’adullah or Saadullah or Sa’dullah of Ludhiana (died Jan-1907)??
http://alhafeez.org/rashid/british-jewish/bjc_10a.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_India_Kashmir_Committee
In 1909, 1921 and 1929, the Ahmadiyya Khalifa went to Jammu and Kashmir
Sir Bertrand James Glancy (governor of the Punjab) from 1941 and 1946 and the Ahmadiyya Community
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghulam_Ahmad_Ashai
“”Islam and Political Mobilization in Kashmir”” by Ian Copland (1981)
https://wiki.qern.org/mirza-ghulam-ahmad/contemporaries/allama-muhammad-iqbal
Allama Sir Mohammad Iqbal was an Ahmadi Muslim Until a few years before his Death
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November 13, 2021 at 1:12 am
Qadianees perception of Aulia Allah is that they are higher than other humans spiritually, like many others believe, but in each era one of these Walees will be a leader of the walees of that era. He should be given a higher status and accepted as Authority, To the word “Authority” in Urdu / Persian they found a strong word which is confusing to themselves as well as a challege, for our most Charismatic leader to be ever and ever far ahead of everyone else, even Angels!