Pakistan

Pakistan got independence on 14 August 1947 after years and years of struggle with a hope that a separate homeland for Muslims would be created in order for the Muslims of Sub Continent to live their lives in accordance with Islam. Today the disfunctioning educational system of Pakistan is not only unable to teach the ideology of Pakistan to the young generation but instead is inable to counter the effort to whip this part of the history of Pakistan from the pages of the history. Wierd justifications are been given by these interest groups and their leaders to justify the existence of a “Secular Pakistan.”

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah:

The Founding Father of Pakistan, in his many speeches cleared his standing on the Islamic character of Pakistan and his role in giving independence to the Muslims of Sub Continent.

In March 1944, while elaborating the concept of Pakistan he said: “Our bed-rock and sheet-anchor is Islam. We are one and we must move as one nation and then alone we shall able to retain Pakistan.” [M.A. Jinnah, Some Recent Speeches and Writings of Mr. Jinnah, Lahore, p. 89].

In June 1945, he said:

“There is only one course open to us; to organise our nation. And it is by our own dint of ardous and sustained efforts that we can create strength and support our people not only to achieve our freedom and independence but to be able to maintain it and live according to Islamic ideals and principles.

Pakistan not only means freedom and independence but the Muslim Ideology which has to be preserved, which has to come to us as a precious gift and treasure and which we hope others will share with us.” Ibid., p. 366-67.

Liaqat Ali Khan:

While moving the Objectives Resolution, he said:

Pakistan was founded because the Muslims of this sub-continent wanted to build up their lives in accordance with the teachings and traditions of Islam, because they warned to demonstrate to the world that Islam provides a panacea to the many deseases which have crept into the life of humanity today.” Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, Debates, Vol. V, p.3, March 7, 1949.

Sir Allama Iqbal:

“One lesson I have learnt from the history of Muslims. At critical moments in their history it is Islam that has saved Muslims and not vice versa.”Allama Iqbal