Correspondence to M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : Diverse Appeals on Local Politics, League Organization, and Community Issues

Subject: Political History | All India Muslim League | Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Local Political Disputes | Provincial League Formation

Date of publication: 1938

Language: English

Page: 526 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28180

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- 1938 Correspondence -- Local Political Arbitration -- Muslim League Branch Formation | Jamia Millia Islamia Donation -- Land Tenancy Dispute -- Muslim Diaspora (Réunion) -- Shahidganj Masjid | Provincial Politics (Sind) -- Women's Inheritance Rights.

Abstract: This collection of 1938 correspondence to M.A. Jinnah illustrates the vast range of issues brought before him as the leader of the All India Muslim League. It includes requests to adjudicate local election disputes, appeals for donations to educational institutions like Jamia Millia Islamia, and detailed petitions regarding tenant land rights. Letters also discuss the formation and strengthening of provincial and local League branches in Sind, Satara, and among the Memon youth in Kathiawar. The file features international correspondence from the Muslim diaspora in Réunion Island and touches on significant religious-political issues like the Shahidganj Masjid controversy. Additionally, it contains personal appeals, including a request for Jinnah's photograph and autograph from an admirer.

Description: This set of documents from 1938 provides a granular view of the immense and varied responsibilities shouldered by M.A. Jinnah. The letters reveal his role as a final arbiter in local factional disputes, a funder of national educational projects, a guardian of community rights in legal and land matters, and the central figure for organizing the League's structure from the provincial down to the town level. The international letter highlights the League's reach beyond India's borders, while the resolution from Jetpur on the Shahidganj Masjid underscores the intersection of religious sentiment and political mobilization. Collectively, these communications depict Jinnah not only as a national political strategist but also as a deeply involved leader addressing the micro-level concerns of Muslims across and beyond the subcontinent. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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