23RD MARCH: LAHORE RESOLUTION DAY, Pakistan Resolution Day and Pakistan Republic Day.

23^rd March:

‘Lahore Resolution’ Day!

‘Pakistan Resolution’ Day!

‘Pakistan Republic’ Day!

‘First Islamic Republic of

The World’ Day!

(M. Javed Naseem)

A Day To Renew Our Pledge

And Rid The Nation Of All

Hypocrites (Munafiqeen)

And Traitors (Ghaddar)

  

23^rd of March is a national holiday in Pakistan, celebrated as Republic Day, not only to commemorate Lahore Resolution but also the day in 1956 when the country became the first Islamic Republic in the world.

In 1930, it was Dr. Muhammad Iqbal (aka Allama Iqbal) who floated the idea of an independent state for the Muslims of India. The name for that state ‘Pakistan’ was proposed by Choudhry Rahmat Ali in his ‘Pakistan Declaration’ in 1933.

From March 22 to March 24, 1940, the All India Muslim League held its annual session at Minto Park, Lahore. This session proved to be historical. The session was open to public. It was transparent and nothing was concealed or kept secret from people.

A. K. Fazl-ul-Haq, the then Chief Minister of Bengal, moved the historical resolution which has since come to be known as Lahore Resolution or Pakistan Resolution. March 23^rd commemorates the passage of this resolution.

The Resolution declared: "No constitutional plan would be workable or acceptable to the Muslims unless geographical contiguous units are demarcated into regions which should be so constituted with such territorial readjustments as may be necessary. That the areas in which the Muslims are numerically in majority as in the North-Western and Eastern zones of India should be grouped to constitute independent states in which the constituent units shall be autonomous and sovereign."

It further reads, "That adequate, effective and mandatory safeguards shall be specifically provided in the constitution for minorities in the units and in the regions for the protection of their religious, cultural, economic, political, administrative and other rights of the minorities, with their consultation. Arrangements thus should be made for the security of Muslims where they were in a minority".

“You have to stand guard over the development

and maintenance of Islamic democracy, Islamic

social justice and the equality of manhood

(mankind) in your own native soil.”
― Muhammad Ali Jinnah

To commemorate the event, Minar-e-Pakistan, a 60-meter tall distinctive monument in the shape of a tower/minaret has been built at the site in Iqbal Park Lahore, where the resolution was passed in 1940.

(Pakistan Memorial - Minar-e-Pakistan)

It’s time for Pakistani nation to audit the

Balance Sheet of Successes and Failures;

and rectify the damage! Nation-building

requires honesty, sincerity, perseverance

and modesty from leaders as well as

from general public.

Pakistan was created in the name of Islam, to worship God and practice the code of conduct prescribed by the Almighty. After 70 years, unfortunately, we are still far from practicing true Islam and being the true Muslims. In the meantime, those who benefited from Pakistan, they became millionaires but failed to do anything positive for the nation, in return. A lot is still needed to be done, above all, the nation building. ‘Nation-building’ is impossible without ‘character-building’. And character-building is impossible without guidance. And where do you get the true guidance from? The Quran is the best source; the best means of character-building!

“The great majority of us are Muslims. We follow

the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed (may

peace be upon him). We are members of the

brotherhood of Islam in which all are equal in

rights, dignity and self-respect. Consequently,

we have a special and a very deep sense of

unity. But make no mistake! Pakistan is

not a theocracy or anything like it.”
― Muhammad Ali Jinnah

After struggling for many years to pursue Hindu-Muslim unity with no positive results, Jinnah had told his followers that they could no longer live with hate-mongers who did not recognize the rights of Muslims. Then he parted his ways with the Congress Party. He declared:

“India is not a nation, nor a country. It is a

subcontinent of nationalities. …

“No settlement with the majority is possible

as no Hindu leader speaking with any authority

shows any concern or genuine desire for it.”

“We should have a State in which we could live

and breathe as free men and which we could

develop according to our own lights and culture

and where principles of Islamic social justice

could find free play.”
― Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Muhammad Ali Jinnah (called by the nation ‘Quaid-e-Azam’ – the great leader) said in August 1947, just a couple of days before the official creation of Pakistan:

“No power can hold another nation, and specially a nation of 400 million souls, in subjection; nobody could have conquered you, and even if it had happened, nobody could have continued its hold on you for any length of time, but for this. Therefore, we must learn a lesson from this. You are free; you are free to go to your temples, you are free to go to your mosques or to any other place or worship in this State of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion or caste or creed -- that has nothing to do with the business of the State. As you know, history shows that in England conditions, some time ago, were much worse than those prevailing in India today. The Roman Catholics and the Protestants persecuted each other. Even now there are some States in existence where there are discriminations made and bars imposed against a particular class. Thank God, we are not starting in those days. We are starting in the days where there is no discrimination, no distinction. … We are starting with this fundamental principle: that we are all citizens, and equal citizens, of one State.”

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Pakistan is an Islamic State, not a secular state

(as promoted by hypocrites). Islam gave minorities

all rights 1400 years ago that secularism (which

was invented centuries later) could not guarantee

even today. Secularism exists on paper only

because all secular states of the modern world are

discriminating against Muslims and other minorities

directly or indirectly, one way or the other.

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“Pakistan not only means freedom and

independence but the Muslim Ideology

which has to be preserved, which has come

to us as a precious gift and treasure and

which, we hope other will share with us.”
― Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Excerpts from the historic speech that Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah delivered while addressing the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, on 11^th of August, 1947:

“I shall watch with keenness the work of your Research Organization in evolving banking practices compatible with Islamic ideas of social and economic life. The economic system of the West has created almost insoluble problems for humanity and to many of us it appears that only a miracle can save it from disaster that is now facing the world. It has failed to do justice between man and man and to eradicate friction from the international field. On the contrary, it was largely responsible for the two world wars in the last half century. The Western world, in spite of its advantages, of mechanization and industrial efficiency is today in a worse mess than ever before in history. The adoption of Western economic theory and practice will not help us in achieving our goal of creating a happy and contended people. We must work our destiny in our own way and present to the world an economic system based on true Islamic concept of equality of manhood and social justice. We will thereby be fulfilling our mission as Muslims and giving to humanity the message of peace which alone can save it and secure the welfare, happiness and prosperity of mankind.”

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You cannot talk of poor people’s problems

while living in 400-Kanal mansions and palaces;

and pursuing a luxury life! Your dogs are

served better food than the poor masses can

afford. People don’t have even clean

drinking water; and they were fooled

time and again by feudal politicians.

This display of hypocrisy and

deception is criminal.

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“The first duty of a government is to maintain law and order, so that the life, property and religious beliefs of its subjects are fully protected by the State.”
“The second thing that occurs to me is this: One of the biggest curses from which India is suffering - I do not say that other countries are free from it, but, I think our condition is much worse - is bribery and corruption. That really is a poison. We must put that down with an iron hand and I hope that you will take adequate measures as soon as it is possible for this Assembly to do so.” – M.A. Jinnah

“My message to you all is of hope, courage and

confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a

systematic and organized way and tackle the grave

issues that confront us with grim determination

and discipline worthy of a great nation!”
― Muhammad Ali Jinnah

“The next thing that strikes me is this: Here again it is a legacy which has been passed on to us. Along with many other things, good and bad, has arrived this great evil -- the evil of nepotism and jobbery. I want to make it quite clear that I shall never tolerate any kind of jobbery (corrupt employment practices), nepotism, or any influence, directly or indirectly, brought to bear upon me. Whenever I will find that such a practice is in vogue or is continuing anywhere, low or high, I shall certainly not countenance it.”

“Come forward as servants of Islam,

organize the people economically, socially,

educationally and politically and I am sure

that you will be a power that will be

accepted by everybody.”
― Muhammad Ali Jinnah

“Now, if we want to make this great State of Pakistan happy and prosperous, we should wholly and solely concentrate on the well-being of the people, and especially of the masses and the poor. If you will work in co-operation, forgetting the past, burying the hatchet, you are bound to succeed. If you change your past and work together in a spirit that every one of you, no matter to what community he belongs, no matter what relations he had with you in the past, no matter what is his color, caste, or creed, is first, second, and last a citizen of this State with equal rights, privileges, and obligations, there will be no end to the progress you will make.”

“Islam expects every Muslim to do this duty,

and if we realize our responsibility, time will

come soon when we shall justify ourselves

worthy of a glorious past.”
― M.A. Jinnah

“I shall always be guided by the principles of justice and fair play without any, as is put in the political language, prejudice or ill-will; in other words, partiality or favoritism. My guiding principle will be justice and complete impartiality, and I am sure that with your support and co-operation, I can look forward to Pakistan becoming one of the greatest Nations of the world.” – M.A. Jinnah.

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