Defence Plan for the Protection of Muslims in India

Sub title : Strategic Mobilization, Militia Formation, and Ideological Mobilization

Subject: Muslim mobilization and self-defense planning during Partition | Militia formation, arms training and community protection

Date of publication: 1947

Language: English

Page: 29 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28372

Keyword: Partition of India -- Muslim defence -- Muslim League -- Militia -- Self-defense -- Communal violence | Islamic mobilization -- Bengal police -- Ex-servicemen -- Zonal commands -- Ghazwa-e-Hind

Abstract: This document outlines a comprehensive, quasi-military defense plan for the protection of Muslim populations in India during the volatile period following the British announcement of withdrawal in February 1947. It details steps for community self-defense, including mapping of Muslim-majority areas by security vulnerability, fundraising, formation of defense guards and committees, arms training, and ideological mobilization. The plan also proposes reorganization of police forces in Bengal and divides India into five military zones under Islamic command.

Description: A detailed and urgent strategic memorandum proposing a nationwide defense plan for Muslims in the lead-up to Partition. The document moves from practical organizational measures—such as mapping population strengths, raising funds, forming local defense units, and training in arms—to broader ideological and military proposals, including the complete reorganization of provincial police and the division of India into Islamic military zones. Reflecting the heightened anxieties and militant rhetoric of the time, it frames the struggle as a religious and existential war for the dominance of Islam across the subcontinent. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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