Letter from M.A. Jinnah to Major Sultan Ali Shah on the Muslim League's Political Mission

Sub title : A Response on Beards, Uniforms, and the Secular Nature of a Political Organization

Subject: Political Ideology | Islamic Identity | National Dress | Jinnah's Leadership | Muslim Solidarity

Date of publication: 1945

Language: English

Page: 1 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27758

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Muslim League -- Political Organization | Islamic Symbols -- Beard -- National Dress -- Uniform -- Muslim Regeneration -- Major Sultan Ali Shah

Abstract: A 1945 letter from M.A. Jinnah to Major Sultan Ali Shah, addressing the soldier's criticism and clarifying that the Muslim League is a political organization focused on the political, social, economic, and educational regeneration of Muslim India, and does not interfere in matters of personal religious observance, such as growing a beard.

Description: This letter is a significant document that outlines M.A. Jinnah's clear distinction between the political objectives of the All India Muslim League and matters of personal religious practice. In his response to a critical soldier, Jinnah rejects the notion that a beard is the "uniform of Islam," while expressing his belief in a national dress. He firmly states the League's secular political nature, dedicated to the comprehensive uplift of Muslim India, thereby defining its role as separate from religious doctrinal interference. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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