Domestic and International Condolence Telegrams Addressed to Miss Fatima Jinnah on the Death of Quaid-e-Azam

Sub title : Messages from Religious Institutions,Community Organizations, and Individuals Across the Indian Subcontinent and Beyond

Subject: M.A. Jinnah | Fatima Jinnah | Condolence Messages | Death -- 1948 | Gurudwara Amritsar

Date of publication: 1948

Language: English

Page: 113 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28582

Keyword: Jinnah -- Fatima Jinnah -- Condolence -- Quaid-e-Azam -- Death -- 1948 -- Telegrams -- Gurudwara Amritsar -- Quetta -- Calcutta -- Aligarh -- Kabirwala -- Multan -- Bowringpet -- Mysore | Sikh Condolences -- National Guard -- Postal Association -- Sanatorium | Young Muslim Association -- India -- Pakistan -- Religious Diversity -- Interfaith Condolences

Abstract: This collection comprises condolence telegrams from diverse sources addressed to Miss Fatima Jinnah following the death of Quaid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah on September 11, 1948. The documents include messages from the Gurudwara Amritsar expressing Sikh condolences, officials and public in Srinivasa Deva, the National Guard in Quetta, the Postal Administration Service Association, Chowdhury Is Ali Khan from Calcutta, Eismalikhan from Aligarh, the Municipal Body of Kabirwala (Multan), Deputy and Assistant Custodians in Multan, Patients Delair Sanatorium, the Young Muslim Association in Bowringpet (Mysore), and Athan Taimah, all expressing profound grief and offering prayers.

Description: These telegrams reveal the remarkable diversity of those mourning Jinnah's death, including a significant message from the Gurudwara Amritsar demonstrating Sikh respect for the Quaid, alongside condolences from Muslim organizations, government officials, medical institutions, and individuals across the subcontinent. The collection includes messages from both India and Pakistan, showing how Jinnah's passing transcended the recent partition and was mourned by communities on both sides of the border. Together with messages from sanatorium patients and student associations, these documents illustrate the universal sense of loss felt across all sectors of society and the deep personal connection millions felt with the Father of the Nation. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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