Dedicated to our Father | M.A Jinnah

[Spring Onion]

That would be a complement only to his descendants, the Wadias of Mumbai.

well dont know if they were as sophisticated as he was.

But it remains the FACT that Jinnah was elegant and sophisticated along with all other great traits he had.

 

[Slav Defence]

The handosme, most sophisticated man he was.

He worked with sincerity,dedication and honor,and today if his soul find out that how people of Pakistan are argueing that Mr.Jinnah was sunni or Agha khani rather then how he worked,and sorted out solutions,he will be disappointed a lot!
While people questioning about Mr.Jinnah's religion are ignoring his answer which he had already given while addressing to public and he quoted such hecklers most specifically who aimed to dispute his meeting..he said:

"What type of muslim was Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.)?was he sunni?was he shia?


then he himself replied:

"He was neither sunni nor shia but simple muslim"

"I am also neither sunni nor shia but simple muslim,If people of Pakistan united with sincerity and dedication,then moon of Pakistan will rise Inshallah"



@RescueRanger @Last Hope

@balixd your comments will be appreciated,what do you think?

Jinnah or جناح is an eternal legend.

that is why I love saudis...

I wonder that how are we gonna face such leader on resurrection day

 

[RescueRanger]

He worked with sincerity,dedication and honor,and today if his soul find out that how people of Pakistan are argueing that Mr.Jinnah was sunni or Agha khani rather then how he worked,and sorted out solutions,he will be hurt a lot!
While people questioned about Mr.Jinnah's religion ignored his answer which he had already giving while addressing to public and such hecklers most specifically who aimed to dispute his meeting..he said:

"What type of muslim was Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.)?was he sunni?was hes shia?
then he himself replied:

"He was neither sunni nor shia but simple muslim"

"I am also neither sunni nor shia but simple muslim,If people of Pakistan united with sincerity and dedication,then moon of Pakistan will rise Inshallah"
@RescueRanger,your comments will be appreciated,what do you think?



that is why I love saudis...

I wonder that how are we gonna face such leader on resurrection day

Spot on sir, spot on.

 

[Slav Defence]

Spot on sir, spot on.

Thank you sir,thank you,for motivating me more....

 

[Sedqal]

Great thread guys - I'm off for an evening stroll in the nearby park and will add some stuff once I return - Ciao

 

[Yzd Khalifa]

Thanks we love too

Yesterday, the Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan congratulated you guys on your independence day.

that is why I love saudis...

I wonder that how are we gonna face such leader on resurrection day

Great thread guys - I'm off for an evening stroll in the nearby park and will add some stuff once I return - Ciao

Man, Malaysia is so green!
Have a nice stroll!

 

[runa moosani]

Nobody can replace him,what a great leader and person and obviously a true muslim.

Salute to Father of nation.

 

[Slav Defence]

Thanks we love too

Yesterday, the Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan congratulated you guys on your dependence day.



Man, Malaysia is so green!
Have a nice stroll!

we congratulate him too.....

 

[Bang Galore]

well dont know if they were as sophisticated as he was.

Jinnah great grandchildren,great-great grandchildren with grand & great-grand daughters-in-law

Jinnah's grandson

 

[p(-)0ENiX]

Below are some great sayings of Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Quaid-e-Azam) & I am in complete agreement with all of them.

That freedom can never be attained by a nation without suffering and sacrifice has been amply borne out by the recent tragic happenings in this subcontinent. We are in the midst of unparalleled difficulties and untold sufferings; we have been through dark days of apprehension and anguish; but I can say with confidence that with courage and self-reliance and by the Grace of God we shall emerge triumphant.

With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve.

No nation can rise to the height of glory unless your women are side by side with you.

I have always maintained that no nation can ever be worthy of its existence that cannot take its women along with the men. No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men. There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power stronger than both, that of the women.

Our object should be peace within, and peace without. We want to live peacefully and maintain cordial friendly relations with our immediate neighbors and with the world at large.

Failure is a word unknown to me.

My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation.

Expect the best, Prepare for the worst.

There is no power on Earth that can undo Pakistan.

 

[muse]

Stop distorting Jinnah’s words
By A H Nayyar
Published: August 13, 2013


The writer retired as a professor from Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad

It is a sad statement about Pakistan that 67 years after its founding, our education system and public culture continue to distort key ideas enunciated by Mohammad Ali Jinnah to govern the country. To make matters worse, even his words end up being mutilated.

In his landmark speech to the first Constituent Assembly on August 11, 1947, Jinnah laid out what he saw as the principles for a future constitution for Pakistan. The speech tackled the relationship between religion and the state. This has proved to be more controversial than he could ever have imagined. It has been subjected to distortion and censorship over the years and his words are once again under attack.

In perhaps, the most significant part of his address to the Constituent Assembly Jinnah said:

“You are free; you are free to go to your temples, you are free to go to your mosques or to any other place 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.”

It is clear from these words that the Quaid saw Pakistan as a state in which there would be a separation between state and religion and that Pakistan would be a country in which people of all faiths are equal citizens. There was to be no distinction between a Muslim and a non-Muslim in terms of rights, privileges and responsibilities.

There was an attempt to censor and then suppress the Quaid’s words from the very beginning. The August 11 speech was not discussed in public for decades. The founder’s vision was rediscovered in the 1980s when it was used to resist General Ziaul Haq’s attempt at turning Pakistan into a theocracy. Having failed to suppress Jinnah’s statements, today the supporters of theocracy in Pakistan are trying to distort them. The new assault on the Quaid’s vision is evident in the revised national curriculum of 2006. The national curriculum says one of the things teachers and textbooks must do is help children learn “the role of minorities in Pakistan with specific reference to Quaid-e-Azam’s speech of August 11, 1947, defining their status”. By focusing on ‘role’ and ‘status’ of religious minorities, the national curriculum rightly points students to the issue of religious equality. However, it misses out completely on requiring children to understand Jinnah’s statement in support of separating religion and state. This does a great disservice to Jinnah’s vision of a proper relationship between religion, state and citizens.

The new curriculum opens the door for public school textbook writers to misinterpret the Quaid’s vision and words. The words of his speech are being edited with abandon. In the English edition of the Pakistan Studies textbooks of Balochistan, his August 11 speech is reprinted in quotation marks as:

“You are free, whether you want to go to temples, mosques or other places of worship, you are absolutely free. Whatever your religion or caste may be, the affairs of the state shall not be affected. We are heading forward with the basic principle that we are equal citizens of one state. I believe we must adhere to this principle, and you shall see that that there would be no discrimination between the Hindus and the Muslims in terms of equal political rights.”

It is amazing that such a mutilation of Jinnah’s words can be printed in quotation marks. The reader may think at first sight that such a small change is not a big issue. But small changes can have long-lasting and important consequences. An entire generation of Pakistanis is familiar with the slogan “Faith, Unity and Discipline” that is attributed to Jinnah. This is, in fact, a distortion of his original words. The actual words of the Quaid were “Unity, Faith and Discipline” and were intended as a political slogan. The order was changed in the 1980s to give ideological support to the Islamist military dictatorship of General Zia. The change in order of the words was accompanied by a change in the meaning of the word ‘faith’. In the original meaning, the word faith was meant as ‘faith in oneself’, or self-esteem. Hence, the Urdu translation of this word until 1980 was Yaqeen-e-Mohkam (a firm belief in oneself). Under General Zia, and ever since, ‘faith’ has been translated as ‘iman’ (religious belief).

Can we, as a nation, be at least honest with the founder of the nation? People should be free to disagree with his words, but we should all know and agree on what his words were.

 

[Sedqal]

Gentleman Par Excellence:

“Democracy is in the blood of Musalmans, who look upon complete equality of manhood [mankind]…[and] believe in fraternity, equality and liberty” Muhammad Ali Jinnah

 

[muse]

Gentleman Par Excellence:


“Democracy is in the blood of Musalmans, who look upon complete equality of manhood [mankind]…[and] believe in fraternity, equality and liberty” Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Certain kinds of Muslims, perhaps

 

[Sedqal]

Certain kinds of Muslims, perhaps

All kinds muse jee, equality of mankind. You seem more gloomy (then usual) today, what gives?

 

[Al Bhatti]

A Street In Saudi Arabia.

As per below links there is a street Mohammad Ali Jinnah Street in Jordan. @BLACKEAGLE can you confirm?

Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road in the Abdoun area near the Fifth Circle

Mohammad Ali Jinnah Street

http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=31.958666&lon=35.878956&z=14&m=b&search=محمد علي جناح