Sheikh Muhammad Ikram better known as S. M. Ikram, was a Pakistani historian, biographer, and littérateur. He was a member of the Indian Civil Service. In 1947, when Pakistan emerged from British Indi
Ikram at his desk, c. 1935
S. M. Ikram and Allama Iqbal, London, 29 December 1932.
S. M. Ikram receiving an honorary D.Litt. from the Nawab of Kalabagh. Ayub Khan (President of Pakistan) is seated at right.
Sir Muhammad Iqbal was an Islamic philosopher and poet. His poetry in Urdu is considered among the greatest of the 20th century, and his vision of a cultural and political ideal for the Muslims of Bri
S. M. Ikram
…Literature in 1930. Professional life Although a full-time civil servant, S. M. Ikram is renowned for his output as a published writer. S. M. Ikram and Allama Iqbal, London, 29 December 1932. After obtaining his M.A. (1930) Ikram appeared for the ICS examinations in January 1931 in Delhi. On selection, he was sent…
Portrait of Muhammad Iqbal
Muhammad Iqbal with his son Javed Iqbal in 1930
Plaque at Portugal Place, Cambridge, commemorating Iqbal's residence there during his time at Trinity College
The tomb of Muhammad Iqbal at the entrance of the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore