Lahore
Abu al-Athar Hafeez Jalandhari (1900 to 1982) was an Urdu poet best known for the Shahnama-i Islam, a long verse history of Islam, and as the author of the…
Abu al-Athar Hafeez Jalandhari (1900 to 1982) was an Urdu poet best known for the Shahnama-i Islam, a long verse history of Islam, and as the author of the words of Pakistan's national anthem. His tomb is in Greater Iqbal Park, a short walk from the Minar-e-Pakistan and the Badshahi Mosque. It is a small white marble tomb set on a platform within its own enclosure.