I knew you were gonna talk about the 11th August speech lol
This is the ONLY speech which contains some sentences which StILL are a matter of confusion.. Anyways..
No one is talking about a theocratic state BUT a STATE which is based on Qur'an and Sunnah..
This is what a Muslim is BOUND to follow.. If you don't want Sharia'ah rules THEN Why the hell are you calling yourself Muslim? Muslim is who submits his will to ALLAH, means obey ALLAH and His Messanger [S.A.W].
Coming back to what Quaid wanted..
Here are some samples of Quaid-e-Azam’s speeches that prove beyond any doubt that he was not a proponent of Western-style secularism This will also prove that no matter what words he has used to describe his vision of Pakistan, at the core, he was very much influenced by the Quran and the character of our Prophet (PBUH).
Quaid-e-Azam said in his presidential address in 1940:
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It is extremely difficult to appreciate why our Hindu friends fail to understand the real nature of Islam and Hinduism. They are not religions in the strict sense of the word but are, in fact, different and distinct social orders… The Hindus and Muslims belong to two different religious philosophies, social customs, literatures. They belong to two different civilizations which are based mainly on conflicting ideas and conceptions. Their aspects of life and our life are different.”
In his speech at the Frontier Muslim League Conference on
November 21, 1945, he said:
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We have to fight a double edged battle, one against the Hindu Congress and the British Imperialists, both of them being capitalists. The Muslims demand Pakistan where they could rule according to their own code of life and according to their own cultural growth, traditions and Islamic laws.”
In a message to NWFP Muslim Students Federation in April 1943, he said:
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You have asked me to give a message. What message can I give you? We have got the great message in the Quran for our guidance and enlightenment.”
In an Eid message to the nation in 1945, he said:
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Every Muslim knows that the injunctions of the Quran are not confined to religious and moral duties. Everyone except those who are ignorant, knows that the Quran is the general code of the Muslims. A religious, social, civil, commercial, military, judicial, criminal and penal code; it regulates everything from the ceremonies of religion to those of daily life; from the salvation of the soul to the health of the body; from the rights of all, to those of each individual; from morality to crime; from punishment here to that in the life to come, and our Prophet (S) has enjoined on us that every Muslim should possess a copy of the Holy Quran and be his own priest. Therefore, Islam is not confined to the spiritual tenets and doctrines and rituals and ceremonies. It is a complete code regulating the whole Muslim society in every department of life, collectively and individually.”
Now tell me, if he wanted to create a Secular state then why he always emphasized on Islamic Ideology, Qur'an Islamic values etc etc..
And the point that you raised about why we didn't have any state religion till 1973..
Well.. In 1948, Liaqat Ali khan, who was a "secular" according to you, passed this
OBJECTIVES RESOLUTION..
1.
Sovereignty belongs to Allah alone but He has delegated it to the State of Pakistan through its people for being exercised within the
limits prescribed by Him as a sacred trust.
2.The State shall exercise its powers and authority through the chosen representatives of the people.
3.The principles of democracy, freedom, equality, tolerance and social justice,
as enunciated by Islam, shall be fully observed.
4.Muslims
shall be enabled to order their lives in the individual and collective s
pheres in accordance with the teachings of Islam as set out in the Qur'an and Sunnah.
5.
Adequate provision shall be made for the minorities to freely profess and practice their religions and develop their cultures.
6.Pakistan shall be a federation.
7.Fundamental rights shall be guaranteed.
8.The judiciary shall be independent.
NOW Please answer my dear brother, What in this context our elders wanted ?