International Condolence Telegrams on the Death of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Sub title : Messages to Miss Fatima Jinnah from global communities and dignitaries

Subject: Death of Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Condolences to Fatima Jinnah | Expressions of grief from international Muslim communities

Date of publication: 1948

Language: English

Page: 116 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28456

Keyword: Muhammad Ali Jinnah -- Fatima Jinnah -- Condolence telegrams -- September 1948 -- Quaid-e-Azam | International condolences -- Paris -- Chittagong -- Sultan of Hadhramaut -- Sultan Saleh bin Ghalib -- Negapatam -- Moshi -- Tanganyika -- Makassar -- Bahrain -- Muscat -- Addis Ababa -- Dawoodi Bohra -- Khoja Isnaashari

Abstract: A collection of condolence telegrams sent to Miss Fatima Jinnah following the passing of her brother, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, in September 1948. The messages originate from a diverse range of international senders, including an individual in Paris, the District Magistrate of Chittagong, the Sultan of Hadhramaut, Muslim communities in Negapatam and Moshi (Tanganyika), the Pakistan Association in Makassar (Indonesia), the Purba Pakistan Muslim Majlis in Saudi Arabia (Bahrain), the Khoja Isnaashari Community in Muscat, and the Dawoodi Bohra community in Addis Ababa. The telegrams express profound shock, sorrow, and solidarity.

Description: A series of condolence telegrams addressed to Miss Fatima Jinnah expressing grief over the death of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The senders represent a wide geographical and communal spectrum, highlighting the global impact of Jinnah's demise. Notable messages include a naval communication from the District Magistrate of Chittagong reporting a mass mourning meeting, a telegram from the Sultan of Hadhramaut (Sultan Saleh bin Ghalib Al Quaiti), condolences from the Indian Association in Moshi (Tanganyika), the Pakistan Association in Makassar, the Purba Pakistan Muslim Majlis in Saudi Arabia (sent via Bahrain), the Khoja Isnaashari community in Muscat, and the Dawoodi Bohra Jumat in Addis Ababa. The documents are official telegraph forms bearing transmission dates, routing codes, and clerical stamps from mid-September 1948. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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