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ISLAMABAD - The nation will celebrate the 147th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah today with zeal and fervour.
The day will dawn with gun salutes in the federal and provincial capitals after which a graceful changing of the guard’s ceremony will be held at the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi. Officials from the higher ranks will lay the wreath at Quaid’s Mazar and offer Fatiha at the mausoleum. Official ceremonies and events will be scheduled throughout the country to pay tribute to Quaid’s life, political struggles, and significant role in the creation of Pakistan.
On the eve of this day, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has stressed the need to forge unity for the continuity of democracy, peaceful coexistence and rule of law and the elimination of extremist forces. ( remaining article on website)
www.nation.com.pk
On this day of remembrance, i will share a recent article by Mr. Yaseer Latif Hamdani, who has encyclopedic knowledge about Jinnah and his life. His works on Jinnah are truly in a class of their own.
It cannot be emphasized enough that Jinnah unequivocally and unwaveringly stood for a Pakistan which would be impartial to religion i.e. it would be a state that would not impose religion top down and would instead be a state where every citizen of whatever creed would be first and foremost an equal citizen of the state.
This was not stated in the famous 11 August speech alone but in 30 odd other speeches he made during that crucial first year of our life as an independent state.
Significantly Jinnah did not countenance discrimination at the top. On 10 August 1947, Jinnah made the all important change to the oaths of office by dropping the reference to God and changing the words “solemnly swear” to “solemnly affirm” thereby indicating as clearly as possible that even an atheist could be the head of state, government or a minister in Pakistan. “Affirmation” of oaths is a secular mode. In English courts, witnesses are asked to swear in oath according to their own creed and if a witness indicates that he is an atheist, he affirms on his own conscience.
Jinnah as a London trained barrister knew only too well the difference between affirm and swear.
Crucially the All India Muslim League under Jinnah’s leadership never passed a single resolution asking for an Islamic state or for Islamic principles. In 1943 when a group of Leaguers tried to pass a resolution to commit Pakistan to principles of Hukumat e Illahaya and the rightly guided Caliphs, Jinnah demurred calling such a resolution a censure on every Leaguer. The resolution was withdrawn at Jinnah’s request.
About ‘Pakistan ka matlab kiya’ slogan, Jinnah was blunt when he told his listeners that he had never endorsed such a slogan and that the Muslim League had never passed a resolution to that effect.
Significantly Jinnah never quoted the scripture or the Islamic canon during his lifetime despite championing Muslim nationalism. He ruled out the idea of ever allowing a priestly class to determine what Pakistan’s laws and constitution, stating that Pakistan shall not be a theocratic state to be run by priests with a divine mission.
REMAINDER ARTICLE ON THE WEBSITE
https://thefridaytimes.com/08-Dec-2023/jinnah-and-islam
there is no doubt that since independence the image and character of the great man has been morphed into an image to suit personal and political agendas and unfortunately nobody has played such a leading and successful role than Pakistan itself in this regard. From the Founding fathers to military dictators to even the current political class such as Imran, have looked to morph the image of this great man to suit their own objectives. Whilst many individuals have taken the step forward to protect his legacy and history, there is no doubt that absent Pakistan's and the people of Pakistan's own support for this endeavour, the real Jinnah will remain forever in the books or in the academic circles and there is no greater tragedy for a nation to suffer than this.
The day will dawn with gun salutes in the federal and provincial capitals after which a graceful changing of the guard’s ceremony will be held at the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi. Officials from the higher ranks will lay the wreath at Quaid’s Mazar and offer Fatiha at the mausoleum. Official ceremonies and events will be scheduled throughout the country to pay tribute to Quaid’s life, political struggles, and significant role in the creation of Pakistan.
On the eve of this day, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has stressed the need to forge unity for the continuity of democracy, peaceful coexistence and rule of law and the elimination of extremist forces. ( remaining article on website)
Nation celebrates Quaid-e-Azam’s birth anniversary today
ISLAMABAD - The nation will celebrate the 147th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah today with
www.nation.com.pk
On this day of remembrance, i will share a recent article by Mr. Yaseer Latif Hamdani, who has encyclopedic knowledge about Jinnah and his life. His works on Jinnah are truly in a class of their own.
Jinnah And Islam
It cannot be emphasized enough that Jinnah unequivocally and unwaveringly stood for a Pakistan which would be impartial to religion i.e. it would be a state that would not impose religion top down and would instead be a state where every citizen of whatever creed would be first and foremost an equal citizen of the state.
This was not stated in the famous 11 August speech alone but in 30 odd other speeches he made during that crucial first year of our life as an independent state.
Significantly Jinnah did not countenance discrimination at the top. On 10 August 1947, Jinnah made the all important change to the oaths of office by dropping the reference to God and changing the words “solemnly swear” to “solemnly affirm” thereby indicating as clearly as possible that even an atheist could be the head of state, government or a minister in Pakistan. “Affirmation” of oaths is a secular mode. In English courts, witnesses are asked to swear in oath according to their own creed and if a witness indicates that he is an atheist, he affirms on his own conscience.
Jinnah as a London trained barrister knew only too well the difference between affirm and swear.
Crucially the All India Muslim League under Jinnah’s leadership never passed a single resolution asking for an Islamic state or for Islamic principles. In 1943 when a group of Leaguers tried to pass a resolution to commit Pakistan to principles of Hukumat e Illahaya and the rightly guided Caliphs, Jinnah demurred calling such a resolution a censure on every Leaguer. The resolution was withdrawn at Jinnah’s request.
About ‘Pakistan ka matlab kiya’ slogan, Jinnah was blunt when he told his listeners that he had never endorsed such a slogan and that the Muslim League had never passed a resolution to that effect.
Significantly Jinnah never quoted the scripture or the Islamic canon during his lifetime despite championing Muslim nationalism. He ruled out the idea of ever allowing a priestly class to determine what Pakistan’s laws and constitution, stating that Pakistan shall not be a theocratic state to be run by priests with a divine mission.
REMAINDER ARTICLE ON THE WEBSITE
https://thefridaytimes.com/08-Dec-2023/jinnah-and-islam
there is no doubt that since independence the image and character of the great man has been morphed into an image to suit personal and political agendas and unfortunately nobody has played such a leading and successful role than Pakistan itself in this regard. From the Founding fathers to military dictators to even the current political class such as Imran, have looked to morph the image of this great man to suit their own objectives. Whilst many individuals have taken the step forward to protect his legacy and history, there is no doubt that absent Pakistan's and the people of Pakistan's own support for this endeavour, the real Jinnah will remain forever in the books or in the academic circles and there is no greater tragedy for a nation to suffer than this.
