The services and dynamic leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah in the Pakistan Movement need no introduction. He articulated the aspirations of the Indian Muslims which ultimately culminated into the creation of
Most of the Historians of Quaid have focused for the most part, on his gargantuan part in
The post of Governor General simply meant; a ceremonial head of state. while Jinnah played a very active role in government till the day he died. In the months after independence, he worked to curb religious violence, provide relief to millions of refugees and attempted to protect religious minorities and convince them to remain in Pakistan. He crafted Pakistan's economic policy and currency, established military, government and educational institutions.
Jinnah was the obvious choice to sworn in as new nation's first Governor-Generalas well as On August 11, 1947, Jinnah was elected as the president of the Constituent Assembly, position equivalent to that of a speaker of a legislature.The post of Governor General simply meant; a ceremonial head of state. while Jinnah played a very active role in government till the day he died. In the months after independence, he worked to curb religious violence, provide relief to millions of refugees and attempted to protect religious minorities and convince them to remain in Pakistan. He crafted Pakistan's economic policy and currency, established military, government and educational institutions. He put forward a clear vision for a State of pakistan, saying in his speech opening to the Constituent Assembly on 11th august,1947, he said that: "You are free; you are free to go to your temples. You are free to go to your mosques or to any other places of worship in this State of Pakistan." "You may belong to any religion or caste or creed - that has nothing to do with the business of the State. We are starting with this fundamental principle that we are all citizens and equal citizens of one State. We would keep that in front of us as our ideal and you will find that in due course of time Hindus would cease to be Hindus and Muslims would cease to be Muslims, not in the religious sense, because that is the personal faith of each individual, but in the political sense as citizens of the State.” It is interesting how even scholars have misread these speeches of Jinnah. In fact, Jinnah’s remarks must be seen in the context of Islamic culture, history and the situation which
Firstly, it is responsibility of an Islamic state to provide protection and freedom to the followers of all religions and Islamic history is evident of this fact. As a president of constituent assembly of Islamic republic of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah announced the same and right after three days, on 14th august,1947,he presented Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) as the role model for the Muslims as against suggested by lord Mountbatten of king Akbar.. Secondly, it was to protect the large number of religious minorities in
Right after three days, Quaid-e-Azam availed another opportunity to express his views .it can better help those who are confuse about Jinnah’s vision of
No other leader had the unswerving loyalty of his people as he did on the eve of taking oath as the Governor-General of Pakistan, Quaid said, "It was not I alone who achieved
He had realized that the morale of the public was at the lowest ebb. He therefore decided to rehabilitate and restore the confidence and morale of the people. He delivered inspiring speeches which filed people with enthusiasm. His words made a profound impression on the public and mitigated the existing despair and tension.
His first stem was to address the government servants in
….this is a challenge to our very existence and if we are to survive as a nation we shall have to face the problems with redoubled zeal and energy. Our masses are today disorganized, their morale is exceeding low and we shall have to do something to pull them out of this state and galvanize them into activity. All throws additional responsibility on government servants to who in our people are looking for guidance.”
His words revived the drooping spirits.
At the time of independence, it was very important question that what would be the nature of relationships between
“Our Foreign Policy is one of friendliness and good-will towards all the nations of the World. We do not cherish aggressive designs against any country or nation. We believe in the policy of honesty and fair play in national and international dealings and are prepared to make our utmost contribution to the promotion of peace and prosperity among the nations of the world.
There was very devastating situation at the time independence for this infant state. Lawrence Ziring, have the same opinion regarding Quaid-e-Azam’s critical role after the partion of sub-continent. He writes in his latest book “Pakistan; At the Crosscurrent of History” that: “The colonial civil service was the only professional instrument of the government, and few Muslim civil servants had much if any experience in managing departments, agencies or for that matter, taking charge of day-to-day operations. Suddenly, advanced into high position, they took their cues from Jinnah, who spurred them on to higher levels of achievement. The selflessness exhibited by government officials in those first tiring weeks, and the discipline and professionalism of career officers were a tribute to Jinnah’s looming presence. So much had been sacrificed and so many depended upon the integrity of those in key position that no one was permitted to consider failure an option. It has been said that without the leadership of M.A. Jinnah,
Already drained Jinnah could no longer witness his newly created state becoming mature. But the time he got from the Lord was fully utilized by him to build
It was, therefore, with a sense of supreme satisfaction at the fulfillment of his mission that Jinnah told the nation in his last message on
The far sightedness of Jinnah’s views makes them relevant to the issues faced by
‘Few individuals significantly alter the course of history. Fewer still modify the map of the world. Hardly anyone can be credited with creating a nation-state. Mohammad Ali Jinnah did all three.
His moves were always tampered with a sense of dignity, fairplay, justice and lofty ideals.” After his early demise on