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Do you thank your fellow human beings for any good they do to you or you only thank Allah and Prophet PBUH?
Do you thank Salahuddin for what he did for Muslims?
Do you thank Many Muslims rulers or Generals for their glories despite having little clarity on the exact motivation of many amongst this lot?
Why is it so hard to thank Jinnah then for clearly supporting the wishes of many Muslims in the land and standing up for them?
Clearly he would have his flaws but his qualities were acknowledged by the whole of India so to think of him as an agent is really pathetic to say the least.
Jinnah was a great man and his thoughts were naturally shaped by events happening around him, however at the end he was certainly a great Muslim leader who was hailed as such by the greatest Muslim thinker, philosopher and poet of his time.
Do not assume that you are the only one who has knowledge of Islam and refrain from coming up with taunts and few misplaced arguments to support something which is nothing more than a conspiracy theory thrown around by conceited people.
The mudslinging at Jinnah's personality is pathetic since it is without any reason. Jinnah never asked to be revered as a religious leader or sage or a person who was the owner of the country.
I am quoting a few incidents which shed a light on this great man's character and which should help you understand why he was a man of quality who was peerless in his era and actually had a lot of qualities which were only present in the greatest of Muslim leaders/rulers of bygone days, this is indeed what Iqbal saw in Jinnah and history proved him right.
1) The first cabinet meeting of Pakistan was being planned and the ADC (secretary) asked “Sir! Should we serve tea or coffee? Angrily Muhammad Ali Jinnah replied, “Don’t they drink Tea or coffee at home?” Any minister who wants Tea or Coffee should drink from home OR go home and drink it. The money of the people is NOT for serving Tea/Coffees to the ministers and so plain water was served throughout all cabinet meetings throughout the lifetime of Muhammad Ali Jinnah
2) An expense claim was submitted in the amount of 38 ½ Rupees astonished Muhammad Ali Jinnah went through the bill and found that some items were from his Sister (Fatima Jinnah) so he ordered money to be deducted from her account. 2-3 things for his personal use so he asked for the money to be deducted from his account and ordered TRIMMING down of the rest of the expenses in the future
3) The brother of King of England (Duke of Gloucester) was visiting Pakistan so the ADC (secretary) asked for arrangements to be made for Muhammad Ali Jinnah to go to the Airport, he said laughingly “Why? Would the King of England come to receive my brother at the Airport?”
4) One day the ADC (secretary) presented the visiting card of someone to Muhammad Ali Jinnah which he TORE UP and ORDERED never to accommodate the visiting man. Why? Because the man had a line at the bottom of visiting card “Brother of Governor-General of Pakistan”
5) During the last stage of his TB he was presented with a thick pair of socks by Colonel Ilahi Baksh. Admiring the socks he asked for the price and was told that it was worth 2 Rupees. He quickly wrapped them up and said “That’s expensive!” He was told that the money was taken from his personal account to which he said, “Leader of a poor Nation CANNOT set such examples of lavishness”
6) Muhammad Ali Jinnah was deeply moved by the service of a young nurse during his stay in Ziyarat so he asked “What can I do for you my daughter?” She replied, “Sir! I am from Punjab and whole family is from Punjab, can I be posted there because I am alone here in Ziyarat”. Sadness overcame Muhammad Ali Jinnah and he said, “My daughter! This falls in the jurisdiction of Ministry of Health and there is nothing I (as the Governor-General of Pakistan) can do
7) Muhammad Ali Jinnah requested a writing table to be installed in his presidential plane. When the request for funds reached Ministry of Finance it sent a note saying “Governor-General of Pakistan is NOT AUTHORIZED to issue orders without the prior approval of Ministry of Finance”. Muhammad Ali Jinnah sent a letter of apology and canceled his request.
8) The incident at the Railway crossing is famous when Gul Hasan Rana ordered the Railway crossing to be opened for the Governor General. When Muhammad Ali Jinnah got wind of what Gul Hasan was doing he chided him and said, “If I don’t obey the Law, then who will (in this country)?”
P.S. decades later Gul Hasan was sitting with ZA Bhutto who asked Gul sb. to narrate one example of Jinnah's greatness.
Gul Hasan narrated this railway crossing incident, ironically Bhutto's car was near a traffic signal which was red. Bhutto heard the narration and then told his driver to drive on since nobody could stop Bhutto.
The Quaid e Azam was a great man whose greatness was acknowledged by a great man like Iqbal, so we have one attestation which to me matters a lot even if i am blind to see the qualities of the Quaid e Azam and what he did for Muslims.
Do i worship Jinnah?
No.
Do i consider him a great man worthy of respect, praise and my prayers?
Yes.
Do i consider his personal example of Honesty, courage, Integrity, truthfulness as worth following?
Absolutely yes.
Do i consider his example of self sacrifice and humility upon becoming the ruler of a Muslim country as part of legacy of the greatest of Muslim rulers in the days gone by?
Yes indeed, for very few Muslim rulers in our entire history followed the example of the righteous caliphs in this most difficult test of a ruler by Allah.
Does it mean i consider him above the Prophet PBUH (nauzubillah)?
I absolutely do not.
However when i admire the companions of Prophet and read books about them which have been written by Muslim scholars again and again, does it mean they are superior to the Prophet PBUH (nauzubillah)?
Not at all.
Then why do the more learned scholars write books upon books on people who were nowhere close to Muhammad PBUH?
Are they not aware that Muhammad PBUH was the perfect man?
I am sure they were aware of this but it did not stop them from praising other men for all the good they did as well.
Any good man doing a good deed is worthy of praise, acknowledgment and to follow him in such an act is a good deed as well.
To admire and praise our founding father who was a man of qualities is a good thing to do.
If we follow his personal example of honesty, integrity and truthfulness which were set in this modern era, we shall be much better Muslims.
Indeed such acts are worth following.
May you rest in Peace Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
May your nation pray for your salvation and remember you fondly rather than abuse your memory.
May Allah reward you for holding dear the virtues of honesty, integrity, truthfulness, humility and self sacrifice; even when you assumed the leadership of a nation.
May Allah reward you eternally for rejecting all the luxuries of life which the nation would definitely have allowed you to have as their founding father.
May Allah grant you paradise.
Ameen sum Ameen.
