Correspondence and Financial Documents Related to Qaid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah's Relief and Political Funds

Sub title : Bihar Relief Fund and All India Muslim League Donations

Subject: Political fundraising | Humanitarian relief | All India Muslim League | Qaid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah

Date of publication: 1945

Language: English

Page: 728 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27904

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Qaid-e-Azam -- Bihar Relief Fund -- All India Muslim League -- Habib Bank -- Donation -- Fundraising -- 1946 Bihar riots | Muslim National Guard -- Political Finance -- Colonial India -- Pakistan Movement

Abstract: A collection of letters, bank drafts, receipts, and telegrams documenting financial contributions from individuals, local Muslim associations, and provincial branches of the All India Muslim League to funds managed by Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The primary focus is the "Bihar Relief Fund" for victims of the 1946 communal riots, with additional documents for the "Qaid-i-Azam relief fund," election campaign support, and the Muslim National Guard. The documents highlight the centralized financial network, often channeled through the Habib Bank in Delhi, and the role of Jinnah as a pivotal figure for mobilizing resources.

Description: This collection comprises primary source materials that illustrate the grassroots financial support for the political and humanitarian initiatives led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the pivotal years before the Partition of India. The documents reveal the procedural aspects of collecting and remitting funds from diverse regions to a central authority, underscoring the organizational reach of the Muslim League and the personal stature of Jinnah, who is consistently addressed as "Qaid-e-Azam" (Great Leader). The materials serve as a testament to community mobilization, patronage, and the economic underpinnings of political activity during the Pakistan movement. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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