Quaid-e-Azam Founder of Pakistan
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Nahal Ahmed
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Great people observe death anniversary of the father of the nation not merely by pompous display of festivities but by
strictly following the precepts and guidelines left by their founding father in letter and spirit.
On December 25, 1876, a child was born in a
prominent mercantile family of Karachi, who was destined to change the course of history in South Asia
Early Life
Jinnah was born in Wazir Mansion, Karachi District of lower Sindh. His father name was Jinnah Poonjah.His father
Jinnah Poonja was a
prosperous merchant. Jinnah was the eldest of his seven siblings. Jinnah’s ancestors were Hindu Rajput’s who had converted to Islam. Jinnah’s mother language was Gujarati. From his very childhood, young Jinnah developed the habit of stem independence and self-reliance. Jinnah was a restless student. He studied at several schools, at the Sindh Madarasa-tul-Islam in Karachi. At the age of sixteen he passed his matriculation examination. He went to England for further studies in 1892 at the age of sixteen. In 1896, Jinnah qualified for the bar and was called to the bar in 1897.
In 1896, Jinnah joined the Indian National Congress, which was the largest Indian political organization. Jinnah formally entered in politics in 1905.In march 1913; Jinnah joined the All India Muslim League. As a member of the Muslim League, Jinnah began to work for Hindu Muslim unity. Jinnah served as the leader of the All India Muslim League from 1913 until Pakistan’s independence. On April, 19, 1918, Jinnah married Rutanbai, Their daughter Dina was
born a year later. Jinnah proposed a 14 points constitutional reform plan in 1929 to safeguard the political rights of Muslims in a self-governing India. The Muslim League held its annual session at Lahore in March 1940.This was presided over by Quaid-e-Azam. The demand for Pakistan was formally put forward here. The creation of Pakistan was due to the untiring labour and zeal of Quaid-e-Azam. He won Pakistan by his irrefutable arguments.
He is called the “Father of the Nation”. He became the first Governor General of Pakistan. Jinnah led efforts to lay the
foundation of the new state of Pakistan, frame national policies and rehabilitate millions of Muslim refugees who had migrated from India.
Through the 1940′s, Jinnah suffered from tuberculosis. In 1948 his health began to falter. He died on September 11, 1948, deeply mourned by a grateful nation but as one of the great immortals of history. He was buried in the heart of Karachi.
QUAID’S LAST MESSAGE:
On 14th August, 1948 he said:
” The foundation of your state have been laid and it is new for you to build and build as quickly and as well as u can.”
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