KUALA LUMPUR: As a teenager, Dr Muhammad Uthman El-Muhammady was inspired by Pakistani philosopher Muhammad Iqbal who was also an Islamic thinker and poet.
He cycled with a friend all the way from Kota Baru to Kuala Lumpur, Perak and Penang in search of books by the poet, who died in 1938.
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