M.A. Jinnah: Correspondence and Appeals

Sub title : Letters, memoranda, petitions, and organizational records addressed to or concerning the leader

Subject: M.A. Jinnah | All India Muslim League | Pakistan Movement | Political Commentary | Muslim Representation in Employment

Date of publication: 1937

Language: English

Page: 312 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28424

Keyword: M. A. Jinnah -- All India Muslim League -- Pakistan -- Congress -- Political Commentary | Dhoraji Iqbal Society -- Muslim Representation | Railway Workers' Union -- United Union N.W. Railway -- Federation of Muslim Chambers of Commerce | War Pensions -- Indian Insurance Bill 1938 -- Astrology -- Cheiro -- Remedios | Surat Merchants -- Hadigatul-Hind -- Labour Member -- B.R. Ambedkar

Abstract: This collection comprises diverse documents directly addressed to or concerning Muhammad Ali Jinnah, highlighting his central role as a political leader, legal authority, and public figure in the decade before Partition. It includes political commentary on Congress and the Pakistan demand, appeals for messages to literary societies (Dhoraji Iqbal Society), employment recommendations, historical family records from Surat, labor union telegrams, proceedings of the Federation of Muslim Chambers of Commerce, requests for photographs and messages for publications, a detailed memorandum on Muslim underrepresentation in railway services, petitions from war widows and disabled soldiers, correspondence on insurance legislation, business inquiries, and even an astrologer's prediction about India's future. These materials illustrate the vast array of issues and constituencies that sought Jinnah's attention, intervention, or endorsement.

Description: This archive offers a multifaceted view of the demands placed upon M.A. Jinnah's leadership in the late colonial period. Moving beyond high politics, it reveals how individuals, community organizations, labor groups, businessmen, and even mystics viewed him as a crucial conduit for redress, patronage, and authority. The documents range from the formal (minutes of the Muslim Chambers of Commerce) to the personal (a hotel bill query), and from the deeply serious (a war pensioners' memorial) to the unconventional (an astrologer's letter). Collectively, they underscore Jinnah's perceived influence across administrative, economic, social, and symbolic spheres, painting a picture of a leader navigating an immense and complex web of expectations on the path to Pakistan. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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