Correspondence of M.A. Jinnah with Arab and Muslim World Leaders

Sub title : On Palestinian Crisis, Muslim Solidarity, and the Inter-Asian Relations Conference

Subject: Palestinian Crisis | Muslim International Solidarity | Arab League | Muslim Brotherhood

Date of publication: 1939

Language: English

Page: 15 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27794

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Palestine -- Grand Mufti -- Arab League -- Muslim Brotherhood -- Azzam Pasha | Inter-Asian Relations Conference -- Muslim Solidarity -- Humanitarian Aid | Islamic Fraternity -- Indian Muslims -- Pakistan Movement.

Abstract: This collection documents the profound political and humanitarian connection between M.A. Jinnah, the All-India Muslim League, and the wider Arab and Muslim world. It begins with desperate appeals from Palestinian leaders in 1939-40 detailing British repression, executions, and the devastation of the Arab revolt, seeking the League's intervention. Later correspondence shows a reversal of roles, with Arab leaders, including the Grand Mufti of Palestine and the Muslim Brotherhood, expressing solidarity with Indian Muslims, sending financial aid for riot victims, and pledging support for the Pakistan movement. A significant portion involves Jinnah's strategic diplomatic exchange with Azzam Pasha of the Arab League, urging him to boycott the 1947 Inter-Asian Relations Conference in Delhi, which Jinnah viewed as a Hindu Congress front.

Description: This file is a critical record of the transnational Islamic solidarity that underpinned the Pakistan movement. It reveals M.A. Jinnah not only as a national leader but as a figure of immense importance in the Muslim world, engaged in high-level diplomacy with Arab leaders. The documents show a two-way street of support: initial Indian Muslim support for Palestine evolving into Arab world support for the Indian Muslim struggle. Jinnah's firm stance against the Inter-Asian Conference demonstrates his strategic efforts to isolate the Indian National Congress internationally and position the Muslim League as the sole legitimate representative of Muslim interests. This collection is indispensable for understanding the international dimensions of the independence struggle and the deep emotional and political bonds within the global Ummah that influenced the subcontinent's politics. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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