Personal Letters, Greetings, and Birthday Celebration Documents Addressed to M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : Correspondence and Event Programmes from Admirers and Organizations

Subject: M.A. Jinnah | Birthday Greetings | Id Greetings | Muslim League Erode

Date of publication: 1939

Language: English

Page: 19 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28567

Keyword: M. A. Jinnah -- Birthday -- Id -- Greetings -- Correspondence -- Muslim League -- Erode -- Penang -- Belgaum -- Nagpur -- Celebration -- Programme

Abstract: This collection comprises various documents addressed to M.A. Jinnah between 1939 and 1945, including personal letters, greeting cards, and birthday celebration programmes. The items include a heartfelt letter from an anonymous Muslim in Nagpur (November 1939) requesting Jinnah's presence at Id congregational prayers; a multilingual greeting from Abdurrazaq Enamdar of Belgaum (December 1939) addressing Jinnamultiple honorific titles including "Kaide-ajau, Shere-islau" and "Ban-at-law, President All-India Muslim League"; a birthday congratulation from M.G. Naushin Sana and family with the prayer "LONG LIVE OUR QUAID-I-AUZAM"; a programme for Jinnah's 69th Birthday celebration organized by the Parijang Baghdur Muslim Youth Association in Erode.

Description: A significant compilation of original documents addressed to Quaid-i-Azam M.A. Jinnah spanning the years 1939 to 1945, providing intimate insight into how ordinary Muslims, local organizations, and even overseas communities expressed their devotion, respect, and celebration of their leader. The collection includes deeply personal letters from individual followers expressing spiritual encouragement, elaborate multilingual greetings combining English with Urdu, Arabic, and Persian poetic verses, and organized birthday celebration programmes from towns across the subcontinent including Erode in South India. Particularly notable are the 1944 birthday programme from Erode with its detailed schedule of events including a 69-cycle procession, and the invitation from Penang, Malaya, demonstrating the international reach of Jinnah's influence and the celebration of his leadership among overseas Muslim communities. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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