Correspondence to M.A. Jinnah Regarding Religious Education, Anjuman-i-Islam Affairs, and Political Criticism

Sub title : Anjuman-i-Islam Bombay and a Concerned Citizen

Subject: Religious Education in Schools | Anjuman-i-Islam Bombay | Muslim Educational Institutions

Date of publication: 1939

Language: English

Page: 7p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27983

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah Correspondence -- Anjuman-i-Islam Bombay -- Religious Education Policy | Muslim Educational Institutions -- Day of Deliverance 1939 -- Hindu-Muslim Unity -- Fakhruddin H. Tyebally | Pre-Independence Politics -- Bombay Government Circular -- Political Criticism

Abstract: This collection comprises letters and a resolution addressed to M.A. Jinnah between 1939 and 1947. The primary documents include a 1947 correspondence from the Anjuman-i-Islam Bombay seeking Jinnah’s guidance on a Government circular regarding the introduction of religious education in schools, accompanied by the organization’s detailed resolution on the matter. Also included is a 1939 personal letter from Fakhruddin H. Tyebally strongly criticizing Jinnah’s call to observe 22nd December 1939 as a “Day of Deliverance” following the resignation of Congress ministries, arguing that it harmed Hindu-Muslim unity and the independence movement. The materials reflect internal Muslim organizational concerns and divergent political viewpoints during the pre-Partition era.

Description: This file contains scanned pages of letters and a resolution directed to M.A. Jinnah from 1939 to 1947. The central documents include a 1947 letter from the Anjuman-i-Islam Bombay, forwarding a Government circular on religious education and requesting Jinnah’s advice, along with the organization’s formal resolution advocating for state-supported but non-interfering religious instruction. Additionally, a 1939 letter from Fakhruddin H. Tyebally offers a pointed critique of Jinnah’s political stance, particularly his declaration of a “Day of Deliverance,” which the writer views as detrimental to national unity and the freedom struggle. These papers illustrate the intersection of educational policy, community institution management, and heated political discourse that characterized Muslim leadership and public opinion in the years leading up to Partition. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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