[citation needed] The purpose of celebrating this day is to highlight the popularity of Urdu language and to appreciate its importance.
This day is celebrated all over the world on the occasion of Allama Muhammad Iqbal's birthday.
[1] Allama Iqbal was a great Urdu poet and thinker.
Iqbal reminded the Muslim Ummah of its glorious past and taught them to reunite.
On this day, prestigious ceremonies are held in all prominent institutions of Pakistan and India to highlight the importance of Urdu and to pay homage to Iqbal.