The Founder with Muslim ladies in Hyderabad Deccan, 1938
Thursday, June 30, 2011
saying
“We are in the midst of unparalleled difficulties and untold sufferings; we have been through dark days of apprehension and anguish; but I can say with confidence that with courage and selfreliance
and by the Grace of God, we shall emerge triumphant!”
Quaid-e-Azam
The Historical Allahabad Address of Allama Mohammad Iqbal
The Historical Allahabad Address of Allama Mohammad Iqbal
The annual meeting of Muslim League in 1930 was held in Allahabad. The Islamic Philosopher, Allama Mohammad Iqbal presided. Referring to the history of Hindu-Muslim relations he explicitly alluded that in his opinion the only solution of the Hindu-Muslim problem in India was to establish an independent separate sovereign country consisting of the Areas where the Muslims were in a majority, especially the North-Western Part of India. This country would represent the Universal Brotherhood of the Man as per Islam. This was a crying need of the downtrodden humanity then. Allama Mohammad Iqbal was very popular among the Muslim youth due to his inspiring nationalistic poetry. His poetry had fired the imagination of the youth and they had been yearning to revive the glory of Islam in India for the last many years. The idea of Allama Mohammad Iqbal to set up a separate Muslim country created a fresh zeal among them and they launched a movement to achieve this Goal. The young students in England also started a campaign on these lines. M/s Chaudhri Rehmat Ali, Aslam Khattak, Inayatullah Khan, Shaikh Muhammad Sadiq and Khawaja Tariq Rahim were in the fore-front. They coined a new word “Pakistan” by joining the initial letters of the North-Western Muslim Provinces as the name for this New Muslim Country.
14-points
Quaid e Azam's Historic 14 point
The Hindu political parties like Congress and Hindu Mahasabha started emphasizing that the right of separate electorate acquired by the Muslims should be abolished, as it was harmful for the idea of a United Indian Nation. Under these circumstances the Hindu-Muslim differences started increasing. An All-Parties Committee was convened under the leadership of Mr. Motilal Nehru. The report of this committee was debated upon in Calcutta in an All-Parties Convention in December 1928. Quaid-i-Azam put up a few important amendments in the “Nehru Report”. These were about the reservation of one-third seats for the Muslims in 18 the Central Assembly, allocation of seats in the Punjab and Bengal on the basis of population, and entrusting the Residual Authority to the center. These amendments were turned down by the Hindus. Quaid-i-Azam was, therefore, forced to say,
“This is our parting of the ways!” As a reaction to this development the following ‘Fourteen-Points’ of Quaid-i-Azam formed the basis of the future political struggle of the Muslims:-
The Hindu political parties like Congress and Hindu Mahasabha started emphasizing that the right of separate electorate acquired by the Muslims should be abolished, as it was harmful for the idea of a United Indian Nation. Under these circumstances the Hindu-Muslim differences started increasing. An All-Parties Committee was convened under the leadership of Mr. Motilal Nehru. The report of this committee was debated upon in Calcutta in an All-Parties Convention in December 1928. Quaid-i-Azam put up a few important amendments in the “Nehru Report”. These were about the reservation of one-third seats for the Muslims in 18 the Central Assembly, allocation of seats in the Punjab and Bengal on the basis of population, and entrusting the Residual Authority to the center. These amendments were turned down by the Hindus. Quaid-i-Azam was, therefore, forced to say,
“This is our parting of the ways!” As a reaction to this development the following ‘Fourteen-Points’ of Quaid-i-Azam formed the basis of the future political struggle of the Muslims:-
- · Federal System of Government where the provinces would have a definite mandate.
- Equal provincial autonomy system.
- Effective and adequate representation to the minorities in all the Provincial Legislative Assemblies WITHOUT reducing any majority to any equality or a minority.
- One-Third Seats for the Muslims in the Central Legislature.
- Separate-Electorates.
- No territorial adjustment in Punjab, Bengal and North Western Province to affect the majority of Muslims.
- All the communal/religious groups to enjoy full freedom.
- No Legislature to pass a Bill without approval of the majority members of the community being affected by that Bill.
- Sind to be separated from the Bombay Presidency.
- Application of reforms to N.W.F.P. and Baluchistan
- Adequate and satisfactory constitutional protection to all the Muslim cultural, educational, linguistic, religious, personal law and benevolent institutions.
- Adequate quota for the Muslims in employments.
- Every provincial and central cabinet to include at least one-third Muslim ministers.
- No amendment should be done to the constitution without the concurrence of the participating state/provinces.
My Leader
Muhammad Ali Jinnah was born on December 25, 1876, in Wazir Mansion, New Naham Road, Khara-Dar, Karachi. He took his early education in Sindh Madrassatul- Islam, Karachi. Muhammad Ali was 16 years old and student of Fifth Standard English (under matriculation) when in 1883 he left for England or studies and apprenticeship in business administration in the head office of Graham Trading Co. He joined Lincoln’s Inn and graduated from there in two years with distinction.
Mr. Jinnah once confided that “he was the youngest student ever to be called to the Bar”. He grew up to be tall, handsome, erect, graceful with chiseled features like a Greek God. He was always elegantly and tastefully dressed. He wore Savil-Row tailored suits and the silk cord of his monocle matching the colour of the suit that he wore. This appendix of his dress became known all over as was the ‘Windsor knot’ of then Prince of Wales. British Viceroys like Harding, Chelmsford, Reading and Halifax all thought that Mr. Jinnah was “the best dressed gentleman they ever met in India”.
Mr. Jinnah was always self confident, indomitable and full of pride and as a matter of principle he would never entertain favours from anyone, or accept any giveaway as gesture of benevolence. Early in his professional career, at the expiry of six months temporary assignment of the vacant post of Presidency Magistrate, when Sir Charles Ollivant, member for the Bombay Executive Council offered him a permanent job at a higher salary, he spurned the offer saying, “Soon, I will be daily earning that much amount, that you have offered me”. Such was his confidence and faith in his ability and the world saw that within a couple of years he was one of the highest paid lawyer in the
country.
Lord Reading, the Viceroy of India offered him Knighthood, which Mr. Jinnah declined saying that he prefers to be called plain Mr. Jinnah than Sir Muhammad
Ali Jinnah. It is interesting to know that after Mr. Jinnah’s refusal to be Knighted, when Lord Reading at an informal reception, turned to Mrs. Maryam (Ratti) Jinnah and asked her to request her husband to agree to be Knighted,she promptly retorted, “If my husband accepts Knighthood, I will ask separation from him”.
Years later, Mr. Ramzay MacDonald, the British Prime Minister, said to Mr. Jinnah, “You know that we are hoping to grant self-government to India and I shall need men like you to be Governors of Provinces”. Mr. Jinnah promptly replied back, “Mr. MacDonald, are you trying to bribe me?” It was against Mr. Jinnah’s grain to accept favours.
Mr. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Bar-at-Law, made his debut in politics as a staunch nationalist. Within a short period of his joining the Congress in 1905 he made his
mark and was soon counted as one of its front rank leaders. With his true nationalistic approach to politics he came to be known as ‘Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity’.
The question then intrigued; what was it that changed Mr. Jinnah’s thinking so radically? There must have been some thing very fundamental that disillusioned
this “Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity and idol of young Indian nationalists of 1920s” and turned him into an avid champion of the interest of his community. Mr. H.V. Hodson, an eminent British historian sums up Mr.Jinnah’s character thus, “One thing is certain he did notchange for any venal motive. Not even his political enemies ever accused Jinnah of corruption or self-seeking.
He could be bought by no one, and for no price…… He was a steadfast idealist as well as a man of scrupulous honour.”
He could not be bought, he could not be lured, then what was it that brought this radical change in Mr. Jinnah?
The answer to this question of change of his ideals lie in the deeds, rather ‘misdeeds’ and behaviour of the Congress leaders. He became thoroughly disenchanted
with the two-faced policies and distinct contradictions in the lofty ideals professed in public and actual deeds of the so called “nationalist” Hindu leaders. The History of the Congress is replete with instances of deliberate efforts to undermine Muslim interests with a view to amalgamating
their separate identity in the bigger whole.
Mr. Jinnah once confided that “he was the youngest student ever to be called to the Bar”. He grew up to be tall, handsome, erect, graceful with chiseled features like a Greek God. He was always elegantly and tastefully dressed. He wore Savil-Row tailored suits and the silk cord of his monocle matching the colour of the suit that he wore. This appendix of his dress became known all over as was the ‘Windsor knot’ of then Prince of Wales. British Viceroys like Harding, Chelmsford, Reading and Halifax all thought that Mr. Jinnah was “the best dressed gentleman they ever met in India”.
Mr. Jinnah was always self confident, indomitable and full of pride and as a matter of principle he would never entertain favours from anyone, or accept any giveaway as gesture of benevolence. Early in his professional career, at the expiry of six months temporary assignment of the vacant post of Presidency Magistrate, when Sir Charles Ollivant, member for the Bombay Executive Council offered him a permanent job at a higher salary, he spurned the offer saying, “Soon, I will be daily earning that much amount, that you have offered me”. Such was his confidence and faith in his ability and the world saw that within a couple of years he was one of the highest paid lawyer in the
country.
Lord Reading, the Viceroy of India offered him Knighthood, which Mr. Jinnah declined saying that he prefers to be called plain Mr. Jinnah than Sir Muhammad
Ali Jinnah. It is interesting to know that after Mr. Jinnah’s refusal to be Knighted, when Lord Reading at an informal reception, turned to Mrs. Maryam (Ratti) Jinnah and asked her to request her husband to agree to be Knighted,she promptly retorted, “If my husband accepts Knighthood, I will ask separation from him”.
Years later, Mr. Ramzay MacDonald, the British Prime Minister, said to Mr. Jinnah, “You know that we are hoping to grant self-government to India and I shall need men like you to be Governors of Provinces”. Mr. Jinnah promptly replied back, “Mr. MacDonald, are you trying to bribe me?” It was against Mr. Jinnah’s grain to accept favours.
Mr. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Bar-at-Law, made his debut in politics as a staunch nationalist. Within a short period of his joining the Congress in 1905 he made his
mark and was soon counted as one of its front rank leaders. With his true nationalistic approach to politics he came to be known as ‘Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity’.
The question then intrigued; what was it that changed Mr. Jinnah’s thinking so radically? There must have been some thing very fundamental that disillusioned
this “Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity and idol of young Indian nationalists of 1920s” and turned him into an avid champion of the interest of his community. Mr. H.V. Hodson, an eminent British historian sums up Mr.Jinnah’s character thus, “One thing is certain he did notchange for any venal motive. Not even his political enemies ever accused Jinnah of corruption or self-seeking.
He could be bought by no one, and for no price…… He was a steadfast idealist as well as a man of scrupulous honour.”
He could not be bought, he could not be lured, then what was it that brought this radical change in Mr. Jinnah?
The answer to this question of change of his ideals lie in the deeds, rather ‘misdeeds’ and behaviour of the Congress leaders. He became thoroughly disenchanted
with the two-faced policies and distinct contradictions in the lofty ideals professed in public and actual deeds of the so called “nationalist” Hindu leaders. The History of the Congress is replete with instances of deliberate efforts to undermine Muslim interests with a view to amalgamating
their separate identity in the bigger whole.
the words of historian Stanley Wolpert
In just over seven years, from 1940 to 1947, Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah transformed Asia. He woke sleeping giants, the Muslims of South Asia, and gave them a free homeland they had never dreamed of. He ended their slavery, which had consumed their vitality, dignity and wealth for nearly two centuries since their treacherous defeat at Plassey in 1757. He gave them back their pride as a ruling power of the vast sub-continent for over 1000 years. In the words of historian Stanley Wolpert: “Few
individuals significantly alter the course of history. Fewer still modify the map of the world. Hardly any one can be credited with creating a nation-state. Mohammad Ali Jinnah did all three.”
These are the most astounding historical developments any one of anxious readers is likely to experience and ask: What was the kind of man who could do what he has done
individuals significantly alter the course of history. Fewer still modify the map of the world. Hardly any one can be credited with creating a nation-state. Mohammad Ali Jinnah did all three.”
These are the most astounding historical developments any one of anxious readers is likely to experience and ask: What was the kind of man who could do what he has done
Introduction
This blog is dedicated to the Great leader Quaid e Azam Muhamamd Ali Jinnah. This is an effort to show our love for Our leader.
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May His soul Rest in peace.
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