Biographical Records and Correspondence Regarding Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Sub title : Editorial Proofs, Questionnaires, and Unusual Spiritualist Account

Subject: Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Biography | Indian Year Book | Who's Who | Reference Publishing

Date of publication: 1946

Language: English

Page: 13 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28377

Keyword: Muhammad Ali Jinnah -- Biography -- Indian Year Book -- Who's Who -- Sun Publishing House -- 1938 -- 1939 | Questionnaire -- Spiritualism -- Séance -- Pakistan -- Quaid-i-Azam -- Historical Documents

Abstract: This file contains a collection of documents related to the biographical entry of Muhammad Ali Jinnah for reference annuals like The Indian Year Book & Who's Who and Who's Who in India, Burma & Ceylon. It includes editorial proofs sent for verification, covering letters with submission guidelines, a detailed personal questionnaire about Jinnah's life and views, and a highly unusual transcript of a purported spiritualist séance where Jinnah's spirit is questioned about the state of Pakistan after his death.

Description: This collection comprises scanned pages related to the compilation of Muhammad Ali Jinnah's biography for pre-independence reference publications. It includes draft entries, formal requests for verification and payment from publishers, and a unique personal questionnaire answered by or for Jinnah, offering insights into his tastes, influences, and early vision for Pakistan. The most distinctive item is a transcript dated after his death, presenting a spiritualist session in which Jinnah's "spirit" comments critically on Pakistan's political leadership and future, providing a rare and unconventional perspective on his posthumous legacy. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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