Undertanding Jinnah

Nearly two decades, I read a book by Raj Mohan Gandhi, Understanding the Muslim mind. The book is about eight major Indian Muslims, including Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Liaquat Ali Khan, who shaped the destiny of the Muslims of the subcontinent. I thought about doing a similar book to give an idea of the spirit Kashmir. But then I asked myself, one of them could be called truly great men?

 

Raj Mohan eight Gandhi wrote about are really great minds and out of them see me Muhammad Ali Jinnah as the greatest, for his "indomitable will." Moreover, as his biographer Stanly Wolpert said: "Instead of primacy in the history of Pakistan trades as a minaret on the achievements of his contemporaries."

In my quest to find what was missing in our contemporary leaders, I found that instead of people pushed repurchase uncertainty swamp. I could find a Jinnah on his famous biographies. In two articles about him, I fell on Jinnah that until now remained eclipsed people - one for his sister Fatima Jinnah entitled "A businessman becomes a lawyer," and another called Sadat Husain Manto "Jinnah Sahib. "

His sister said that her anxious mind was ready to take advantage of his visit to England at a time when the spirit of British liberalism had a profound impact on people's minds. Adopted typical English habit to read their morning newspapers. About admission Inn Lincoln, Fatima Jinnah cites his brother, saying, "My research and discussions made me decide otherwise Inn Lincoln But then I saw the name of the great Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) registered on. main entrance to the Lincoln's Inn among the great legislators of the world. So, I kind of wish that I would like to join Lincoln's Inn. "

The writings of Saadat Hasan Manto on Jinnah is an interesting read that talks about the life of this great leader, their relationship with their sister Fatima Jinnah and his servants and drivers. "The Quaid had three sisters, one living in Chowpati and her husband did not earn much. Jinnah Sahib would send a little money each month." Jinnah played pool and click with precision. Manto also wrote that in politics "Quaid was never hasty decision. As in the pool, to examine the situation from all angles and only move when he was sure he was going to do it right the first time. "


This article does not only denies critics of Jinnah, but also gives a glimpse of his personal life, despite the general belief was that their domestic life will always remain a mystery.