Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Au Jinnah was born in Karachi
on the 25th December, l 876. His father, Jinnah Ponjah was a big merchant of
Karachi. Mr. Poonjah wanted to give good education to his son and kept him away
from business.
Mr. Mohammad Au Jinnah received his early education
in Karachi and Bombay. He passed his Entrance Examination in 1891. In his
school days he was very painstaking in his studies. He observed the rules of
discipline. He was also very punctual in attendance. All these pointed to his
future greatness. For his good qualities. He was very much loved by his
teachers and fellow- students.
His father’s friend, Mr. Frederick Croft discovered
signs of a great man in him. He advised his father to send him to England for
higher studies. Accordingly Mr. Jinnah left for England in 1892.
There he was admitted into the Lincoln’s Inn and
obtained the degree of Bar-at-Law.
Mr. Jinnah stayed in England for four years. He
here studied the ways of the English people. He was very much impressed to find
that all of them, rich or poor, loved their motherland. There he came under the
influence of a patriotic Pakistani. Dadabhoy Nooroji.
After having successfully finished his education,
Mr. Jinnah returned to India in 1896. At that time his father’s business was
not running well. So to earn money for the family, he started practice in
Karachi. But he could not do well. He left Karachi and went to Bombay to try
his luck there. Here, too, his practice was dull for three years. At last, he
accepted the service as Third Presidency Magistrate of Bombay. But he was
confident that he would do well as a lawyer. So he gave up the service after
some time and joined the bar. This time fortune smiled on him. Within a short
time he was recognized as a distinguished lawyer. His fame spread far and wide.
In 1905 Mr. Jinnah came in close contact with Go
pal Krishna Gokhale. ‘Mr. Gokhale was then the president of the Indian National
Congress. Soon he became its most important leader. He was called the
“Ambassador of Hindu Muslim Unity. “But he was disillusioned in 1930. For he
then realized that the only object of the Congress was to establish Hindu rule
in India. He, therefore, separated himself from the Congress. He devoted
himself in organizing the Muslims. His leadership kindled a new imagination
among the frustrated Muslims. He created political consciousness among the
Muslims of India. It was due to his guidance and leadership the Muslims
regained their confidence. Each and every Muslim responded to his clarion call.
And they, with one voice demanded a separate homeland for them.
In 1940, the famous Pakistan Resolution was adopted.
The struggle for Pakistan is a story of a continuous struggle against a host of
obstacles and it was his guidance and leadership which provided us a bulwark of
strength at these difficult times.
The creation of Pakistan was due to the untiring labor
and zeal of Quaid-i-Azam. He won Pakistan by his irrefutable arguments. He is
called the ‘Father of the Nation. For like a father, he acquired a homeland for
us.
Though in shattered health, he had to accept the
first Governor-Generalship of Pakistan. He died in harness on the 11th
September, 1948.