“Pakistan Ka Matlab Kia - La Ilaha Illallah”

Professor Asghar Sodai (1926-09-26 – 2008-05-17) was a famous educationist and Urdu poet born in Sialkot. Pakistan ka matlab kiya?, la ilaha Ilallah was coined by him in 1944, in his immortal Tarana-e-Pakistan, which spread like wildfire amongst the Pakistan Movement rallies. He was a great worker of Pakistan Movement. Muhammad Ali Jinnah once said that Asghar Sodai has 25% contribution in Pakista

n Movement. He was former principal of Government Jinnah Islamia College and Government Allama Iqbal College. He also worked as Director Colleges Punjab. Prof Asghar Sodai died in 2008 after receiving a severe heart attack at his residence in Sialkot\One of the Forgotten Pakistani Heroes.

Prof Asghar Sodai’s verse “Pakistan Ka Matlab Kia - La Ilaha Illallah” became the central slogan of the Pakistan Movement which was read by every Muslim of the Subcontinent and became the basis of the country.