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Tomb of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, is a mausoleum located within the Hazuri Bagh, in the Pakistani city of Lahore, capital of Punjab province. He was one of the major inspirations behind the Pakistan Movement, and is revered in Pakistan as Muffakir-e-Pakistan (The Thinker of Pakistan) or Shair-e-Mashriq (The Poet of the East). He died on 21 April 1938 in Lahore at the age of 60. Muhammad Iqbal, known as Allama Iqbal, was a poet, philosopher, theorist, and barrister in British India. He is held as the national poet of Pakistan. He has been called the "Spiritual Father of Pakistan" for his contributions to the nation. In much of South Asia and the Urdu-speaking world, Iqbal is regarded as the Shair-e-Mashriq (شاعر مشرق‎, "Poet of the East"). He is also called Mufakkir-e-Pakistan (مفکر پاکستان‎, "The Thinker of Pakistan"), Musawwir-e-Pakistan (مصور پاکستان‎, "Painter of Pakistan") and Hakeem-ul-Ummat ( حکیم الامت‎, "The Sage of the Ummah"). Iqbal was not only a prolific writer but was also a known advocate. Iqbal's house in Sialkot is recognised as Iqbal's Manzil and is open for visitors. His other house where he lived most of his life and died is in Lahore, named Javed Manzil. His tomb is located in Hazuri Bagh, the enclosed garden between the entrance of the Badshahi Mosque and the Lahore Fort, and official guards are provided by the Government of Pakistan.