Muhammad Ali Jinnah [1876-1948], well-known as Quaid-e-Azam, the great leader was, is and will be remembered in the pages of the world history. Though, he did not start his life as a politician yet he proved his competence in politics as well. It on the one hand was the thirst of a roving nation and the there was the birth of a new country on the map of the world on the other. There was a dire need of such a person who could accrue the buoyancy and conviction to a nation and provide itinerary to them. That was really a wakeup call. It was the dawning period to offer praying hands to the emerging country. Everywhere, there was a riot, confusion, bewilderment, panic, uncertainty and so on; and the things were really in a great mess; there was an immediate want of a healer to soothe all those hurts. In those crucial times, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, with his firm fortification and resolution, came up to as the savior of the dusk-oriented conditions and became the morning star of the Muslim country, Pakistan. And the newly created country and the peripatetic nation sighed placidly that at last they found a person who deserved to be called the pioneer of the country, father of the nation, Baba e Qaum.
In the context of becoming founder and champion of the Muslim country, Pakistan, Jinnah can not be blamed as the leader of only of his own religious people. He was by and large a great statesman and always will be remembered positively in the world. This is not only believed by the Muslims and Pakistanis but was also affirmed by the Hindu author Jaswant Singh in his newly published book in India. If Jaswant Singh’s statement my be seen in the historical perspective that the history and the people of sub-continent may have the memory of Lukhnow pact and the joint session of Muslim League and the All India Congress in 1916. These were the days when he was titled as the Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity. From that, it can be construed that Jinnah had the qualities of leadership and statesmanship of not only Muslims but for larger country. He not only worked for united India to drive the British out of the sub-continent but also had the vision of the consequences of the split of the India. Same thing was seen during the time of partition which Jinnah did not want to experience. There was not only a country partitioning but millions of Muslims and the Muslim remnant of thousands of years of co-existence of the sub-continent was alienated. Muhammad Ali Jinnah worked for to strengthen the unity of Hindu-Muslims until there appeared the notorious Nehru Report in 1928, denigrating the potential existence and the rights of the Muslims.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah was not only a politician but more than that. He was the foreseer of the state of affairs and prudent personality. Keeping all these things he gave the vision of co-existence, peace, progress and brighter future in his speeches, lectures, writings and dealings of the affairs. He in his speeches has given clear direction that Pakistan would never a country of hate and negativity against any nation, religion or community thus he said “all the people are same in the eye of state”. Furthermore he has given the foresight to this nation to hold strongly the principles of unity, faith and discipline if she wants to come shoulder to shoulder with other countries and nations in the world.
Thus he was more than a politician, more than a lawyer and more than an intellectual. Book-loving Jinnah had a fascinating aesthetic sense and appreciation for the classics. He used to study Shakespeare and other classics. In this connection one could see the softhearted Jinnah behind the strict lawyer, politician and statesman. He not only had the love of classics, books, aestheticism but was very kind to his nears and dears. He though had little friends but every body at the time had ambitions to be his friend. The world would continue to be teeming with people and no doubt greater people would be getting birth and exiting but the time would never beget such a dynamic person and leader. He would always be remembered by the true human lovers and the people of Pakistan.
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