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Remembering Jinnah
September 11, 1948. This date commemorates the demise of the leader of our nation, Muhammad Ali Jinnah who passed away just a year after Pakistan’s inception. PHOTO: DAWN
September 11 marks the 64th death anniversary of founder of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
A great man.. Sadly, I loathe to see his name being used. Hello people! Some respect? Why don’t we call him by his titles, of which there are many, foremost among them Quaid e Azam. We should learn from our Turkish brothers who have the grace of calling their Quaid by his title, Ataturk, (which, by the way means father of the turks and is not a last name).
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We miss u Mr. Jinnah…..May Allah bless you with Jannah….Ameen
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RIP QUAID-E-AZAM..!
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We miss u Mr. Jinnah…..May Allah bless you with Jannah….AmeenRecommend
I don’t think anyone knows Jinnah apart from Pakistanis.
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The great Jinnah alsways spoke for the rights of Indian Muslims. Thank you!
We miss you, Jinnah!
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He was the man of character. M impressed by his personality. He had the qualities to lead a country. The thing i like most in his personality is his perfection. Great person and a great leader. RIP
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@FU:
Apart from Pakistnai…all the well dressed people in the world know him
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A great Leader and a great asset, may RIP.. Ameen
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there is no relevance of statements and pictures. esp pictures of 1906 and 1913 showed an old jinnah.
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Who ever composed the Dawn headline was not thinking right. The headline seems to suggest – That Jinnah is dead and so Long Live Pakistan.
I do however believe that many in the Pakistani Establishment welcomed his passing.
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GOD Bless him… I Salute him and his team on taking an action for Muslims brotherhood. May GOD guide our nation to live together with brotherhood and respect to each other. I request to every single Pakistani citizen Pls… Pls.. Pls…. Respect the wonderful country which we got after lot’s of sacrifices….. Don’t do something bad if you can’t do anything for Pakistan.. LONG LIVE PAKISTAN. I LOVE PAKISTAN.
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@Ghostrider Nope, Jinnah is hardly known other than in Pakistan. He might be great leader for Pakistanis, but for outside world he is directly responsible for killings of thousands of people and a charlatan who took advantage of situation back then and played with people sentiments.
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@FU,
” but for outside world he is directly responsible for killings of thousands of people and a charlatan who took advantage of situation back then and played with people sentiments.”
who and what is this “outside”. Indians?
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@FU: dear friend whoever has read history knows his name. We can exclude illiterates.
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Great Leader .. Salaam to Quaid-e-Azam.. May ALLAH bless him..
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@FU:
For your information every Jew knows and lots of others who have knowledge about of the history worlds.
Where do you live dear?
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@Pakistanis Time to introspect instead of shooting the messenger. Read the history from neutral sources before pouncing on me. I am glad Pakistan and Bangladesh are not a part of India but still you can’t deny the facts. PS: I am no fan of Ghandi either but he is made famous by pseudo liberal media who have portrayed him as a messiah. I am a fan of Subhash Chandra Bose, there is a documentary about him on youtube.Look it up and you will know the real truth.
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@FU:
not outside Pakistan…only in India
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@Arijit,
It was customary in the past, when a king passed away, for the people to say “The King is dead. Long live the King” the reference of course is to the succeeding king, but was also used to highlight continuity and hope at a time of despair
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Miss you like anything,<3
u were Pakistan z true soul!
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i think the tribune editorial tean should paste their policy there. i wrote an answer to arijit yet as usual some super editor stopped it. why this? it happens more than one time. can some one explain it?
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@Simba: T
The man had ZERO understanding of the mentality of the people he thought he was saving from Hindu dominance – had ZERO idea of how ethnicity and religion work when they’re both present together (the present state of Pakistan should be proof enough of THAT), wanted a Muslim nation and said he wasn’t against other religions, sowed religion and somehow thought a tolerant, secular society/nation would spring up from the seeds, God alone knows what he thought he was really doing – he probably thought every subcontinental Muslim thought and acted like himself, a suited lawyer who was almost English and ate pork despite being Muslim (he also successfully hid this fact from many Muslims by asking not to be served pork in many areas he went to for meetings, but his butlers at home and at his favorite hotels knew otherwise) – such a gorss misjudgement; how is any of this even close to PERFECTION?????Recommend
@Zeeshan:
even if it was only Indians who saw him that way, are you surprised at that? It would only mean that outside of Pakistan, he’s known only to Indians……and if he is known to others, rest assured, there aren’t many around the world who think anything positive about him…
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@Raja:
This is because ET wants to carve a hip niche of being something extraordinary…..Pakistan bashing is the hip thing these days
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@Haroon Malik:
then exclude pretty much the rest of the world apart from the subcontinent, there too, as far as India is concerned, exclude the younger generation of Indians as well, even they don’t know him.
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I am not sure if Mullahs of today would like Jinnah’s life style- wearing western cloths, drinking, having a liberal mind set, thinking about minorities, educated, stylish, charismatic– which are the opposites of today’s mindset
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Great man , man of commitment !!!!
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Great photos, but it would have been nice if the photos in the slideshow had SOME slight connection to their captions!
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Jinnah was just a politician and he passed resolution in 1940 to form Pakistan.. He was not know for fighting with British for Independence. His vision was never followed in Pakistan which results current situation in Pakistan..
God Bless Jinnah..
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@Simba:
lead a country or to break a nation?????????????????????//
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Even though I am a Pakistani, I find Jinnah a confused personality. He was dictatorial in a lot of aspects.
Bengali issue and NWFP assembly issue. Sorry to say he never gave us a vision about Pakistan. He could have given us a constitution framework as no one would have questioned him.
He did make a state but had no idea how to govern it.
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@FU:
then where u from??
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I have a great respect for Quaid-e-Azam, he saved us from the Hindus. Also, looking at his pictures indicates that he was a stylish guy and cared for how he looked. He had the beauty, brains, and style. Recommend
I think if Jinnah would come back today and see Pakistan, he might regret his struggle.
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If we truely love him and respect him then lets not forget his ideals. Remember he was not a selfish man. He did not discriminate on any basis. All he wanted was a fair deal for Muslims of the subcontinent. He made Pakistan on the basis of the two nation theory. That was his main plank. Now can we ever forget that? If we love him lets not forget that. If we do we will split into many many tribes. We will cease to be one nation. If we stick to the basics – The Two Nation Theory we remain one. Let’s resolve to renew and stand for what he stood for.
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For the readers to know that it is absolutely wrong that Mr. Jinnah was born in Karachi. This is the recorded fact that Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was born in a small village called Jhampir which is located in between Hyderabad and Thatta on the national highway. Anybody can go to this village and can verify these facts from there. Even till late seventies it taught in primary schools of Sindh that Quaid-e-Azam is born in village Jahmpir; well everybody of first and second generations of Pakistan are wondering that why Pakistani are being either told and taught in schools wrong history !
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All the strange people like FU, the following information will certainly help you realize the legacy of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah!
A famous street in Turkey is named after Quaid-e-Azam which is known as Cinnah Caddesi.
An express way in Iran is named after him known as the Mohammad Ali Jinnah Express Way.
A good portion of Devon Avenue in Chicago…yes, Chicago, is named Muhammad Ali Jinnah to honor this great leader.
Jinnah Tower has been built in Andhra Pardesh, India.
And finally the following words of Wolpert will certainly make you feel embarrassed that you lack considerable amount of knowledge about one of the greatest leaders of all time, Quaid-e-Azam:
“Few individuals significantly alter the course of history. Fewer still modify the map of the world. Hardly anyone can be credited with creating a nation-state. Mohammad Ali Jinnah did all three.”
So, FU it is time to wake up and enlighten yourself with thorough knowledge about the founder of Pakistan!
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Yes Summaeya Afaq Khan you realy presented the facts but I think Jinnah was even beyound all these. He was sent in this world only to creat a place that would be called as “Qila e Islam”. In fact Jinnah did waht even Mughals failed in their 600- tenure.
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I wish we could have an other Jinnah ToadyRecommend
Great Jinnah
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Quaid-e-azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah <3
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LONG LIVE PAKISTAN!!! in peace and happiness.
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