Jinnah — a visionary for all ages
Even a brief look back onto the pages of history yields a handful of faces who, in their quest for higher ideals or goals never yielded and never shed a single drop of blood or fired a single shot. Of these visionaries, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, stands out among all others, having securing freedom and a separate homeland for the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent, all without a bloody revolution.
At a time when India was passing through the most atrocious of times, it was Jinnah's statesmanship that helped Muslims secure the democratic state of Pakistan.
"Our objective should be peace within, and peace without. We want to live peacefully and maintain cordial friendly relations with our immediate neighbours and with the world at large," Jinnah once said.
On way to materialise the dream of Allama Iqbal, the Quaid surpassed all obstacles, not only winning acknowledgement from friends, but also from foes.
Vijay Lakshmi Pundit, the sister of Jawaharlalz Nehru, the first prime minister of India, wrote in her book,
"If Pakistan Muslim League had 100 Gandhis and 200 Abulkalam Azads, there would have been no Pakistan. However, if the Congress had only one Jinnah, India would not have been divided."
Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of the subcontinent, admitted in his memoirs,
"Had I any clue that Jinnah would die in 1948, I would have extended the date of division and Pakistan would never have been there on the world map."
But, no conspiracy, no ill will could come in the Quaid's way to an Ideology and creation of an independent state for the suppressed Muslims of the subcontinent.
Pakistan Movement leader Azad Bin Haider says, "Quaid-e-Azam strictly believed in upholding the democratic norms and the party constitution." app
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