His father named him Abu az-Zafar Hamid but his grandfather used to address him as Iqbal and this is the name by which he became famous.
उनके पिता ने उनका नाम फिरोज बख्त रक्खा लेकिन वे अबुल कलाम बन गये और उनका यहीं नाम बाद में भी रहा।