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| Sheikh ata Muhammad |
Sheikh Ata Muhammad(1859-1940) virtually brought up his
younger brother and
Sponsored his education in Lahore Europe (1905-8). Iqbal felt morally indebted to him
and normally put up with hi dominating attitude and fiery temperament-although
silently pursing his one ways.
Ata had a large family (he divorced his first wife when
Iqbal was about 8 or 9, and remarried), and retired in 1912. Concern for
returning favours by looking after Ata’s 3 daughters and 3 sons was among the
reasons why Iqbal could not permanently shift to Europe ,
something he desired very much at that time.
Ata’s eldest son ijaz turned ahmedi and, according to him, ata had also the same faith. Other family traditions and scholarship contradict
this assertion.
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