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Javed Iqbal
جاوید اقبال HI
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Iqbal in 2014
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| Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan | |
| In office 5 October 1986 – 4 October 1989 |
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| Appointed by | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
| Preceded by | Ali Hussain Qizilbash |
| Succeeded by | Saad Saood Jan |
| Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court | |
| In office 8 March 1982 – 5 October 1986 |
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| Appointed by | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
| Preceded by | Shamim Hussain Qadri |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Mujaddid Mirza |
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| Born | 5 October 1924 Sialkot, Punjab Province, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Died | 3 October 2015 (aged 90) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Cause of death | Prostate Cancer |
| Resting place | Lahore, Punjab |
| Citizenship |  British India (1924–1947) Pakistan (1947–2015) |
| Spouse | Justice Nasira Iqbal |
| Relations | Yousuf Salahuddin (nephew) |
| Children | 2 (Walid Iqbal (son) and Munib Javed (son)) |
| Parents | Sir Muhammad Iqbal (Father) Sardar Begum (mother) |
| Alma mater | Government College University (BA and MA) University of Cambridge (PhD) |
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| National awards | Hilal-i-Imtiaz (2004) |
Javed Iqbal (Urdu: جاوید اقبال; October 5, 1924 – October 3, 2015) was a famous Pakistani thinker and a top judge. He was known around the world for his writings on law and modern Islamic ideas.
He was the son of Muhammad Iqbal, a famous poet and thinker. His father's ideas helped inspire the creation of Pakistan. Javed Iqbal wrote many books about Pakistan's history and its political ideas. Besides his work as a thinker, he had a long career as a judge in Pakistan. He was the Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court before becoming a judge in the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
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Early Life and Education
Javed Iqbal was born in Sialkot, a city in what was then British India. His birthday was October 5, 1924. His father was Allama Muhammad Iqbal, and his mother was Sardar Begum.
Sadly, his mother passed away when he was 11 years old. His father died when Javed was 14.
Javed Iqbal was a brilliant student. He earned several degrees from important universities.
- He got his BA (Honors) degree in 1944 from Government College, Lahore.
- He earned two Master of Arts (MA) degrees in 1948, one in English and one in Philosophy. He even won a gold medal for his philosophy studies.
- In 1954, he received his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree from the University of Cambridge in the UK.
- He also became a lawyer, called a Barrister-at-Law, from Lincoln's Inn in London in 1956.
- Later in life, he received special honorary doctorate degrees from universities in the United States and Jordan.
Career as a Judge and Thinker
Javed Iqbal started his career as a lawyer in the Lahore High Court. He became a judge there in 1971. Later, he rose to become the Chief Justice of that court.
He also served as a judge in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. This is the highest court in the country. He was also an elected member of the Senate of Pakistan, which is part of the country's parliament.
Javed Iqbal wrote many important papers. These articles were about Islamic political ideas and Pakistan's political history. He also wrote a lot about his father's philosophy. These writings were published in journals both in Pakistan and around the world.
He represented Pakistan at the United Nations General Assembly several times. This happened in the early 1960s and again in 1977. He also suggested changes to some laws in Pakistan during the 1980s.
Awards and Family
Javed Iqbal received a major award for his service to Pakistan.
- In 2004, the President of Pakistan gave him the Hilal-i-Imtiaz. This award is also known as the "Crescent of Distinction."
He was married to Nasira Iqbal, who was also a retired judge of the Lahore High Court.
Later Life and Legacy
Javed Iqbal passed away on October 3, 2015, at the age of 90. He had been receiving treatment for cancer. He is remembered by his wife, Nasira Iqbal, and his two sons, Walid Iqbal and Munib Iqbal.
Many important people attended his funeral in Lahore, Pakistan. These included top government officials and judges.
Allama Iqbal's Influence
Javed Iqbal's father, Allama Iqbal, was a very famous poet and philosopher. He even named one of his books, Javid Nama, after his son. Allama Iqbal also wrote many poems directly to Javed Iqbal. These poems often shared messages for all young Muslims in British India.
Javed Iqbal later translated two of his father's important books into Urdu. These were Javid Nama and Reconstruction of religious thought in Islam.
Here is a small part of a poem called "To Javed" from his father's book, Bal-i-Jibril (Gabriel's Wing):
TO JAVED
(On Receiving His First Letter From London)
Create a place for thyself in the world of love;
Create a new age, new days, and new nights.
If God grant thee an eye for nature's beauty,
Converse with the silence of flowers; respond to their love.
Do not be beholden to the West's artisans,
Seek thy sustenance in what thy land affords.
My ghazal is the essence of my life-blood,
Create thy elixir of life out 'of this essence.
My way of life is poverty, not the pursuit of wealth;
Barter not thy Selfhood; win a name in adversity.[1]
Published Works
Javed Iqbal wrote many books and articles. Here are some of his important publications:
- Ideology of Pakistan (1959)
- Stray Reflections: A Note-Book of Iqbal (1961)
- Legacy of Quaid-e-Azam (1968) - published in both English and Urdu.
- Mai Lala Faam (1968) - a collection of papers about his father, Iqbal, in Urdu.
- Zinda Rood (1984) - a three-volume biography of Iqbal, written in Urdu.
- Afkare-Iqbal (1994) - his interpretation of Iqbal's ideas.
- Pakistan and the Islamic Liberal Movement (1994).
- Jahan-I Javed : darame, Afsane, Maqale
- Islam and Pakistan's Identity
- The Concept of State in Islam : A Reassessment
- Apna Greban Chaak (2002) - his autobiography.
- Khutbat e Iqbal
A book about Javed Iqbal was also published:
- Life After Iqbal (2016, by Sabeena Khan) ISBN: 978-1784563325.[2]
