A globally acknowledged scholar on Islamic History and Arab-Islamic issues, Iqbal has written over forty books including his five-volume "History of Islam and Muslims" and numerous research papers and articles published in the local, national, and international journals.
A globally acknowledged scholar on Islamic History and Arab-Islamic issues, Iqbal is considered an authority on saudi Arabia and (was) a friend of Late King Faisal bin Abd al-Aziz. He has written over forty books including his five-volume "History of Islam and Muslims" and numerous research papers and articles published in the local, national, and international journals.