Personal Condolence Postcards and Letters to Fatima Jinnah from A.Karim A.L., Altaf and Others on M.A. Jinnah's Death

Sub title : Messages of Sympathy from Ordinary Citizens Across India and Pakistan

Subject: M.A. Jinnah | Fatima Jinnah | Condolence Messages | Death | H.A.R.B.E.G. Lahore | A.Karim

Date of publication: 1948

Language: English

Page: 12 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28584

Keyword: Jinnah -- Fatima Jinnah -- Condolence -- Quaid-e-Azam -- Death -- 1948 | Postcards -- Personal Letters -- H.A.R.B.E.G. -- A.Karim A.L. -- Altafually -- Lahore -- Dhoraji -- Hindi Condolence -- Ordinary Citizens -- Handwritten Messages -- Public Grief

Abstract: This collection comprises personal condolence postcards and letters addressed to Miss Fatima Jinnah following the death of Quaid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah on September 11, 1948. The documents include messages from H.A.R.B.E.G. in Lahore, A.Karim A.L. in Dhoraji (India), Altafually, and several anonymous senders expressing shock, grief, and prayers for the departed soul, along with a Hindi language message offering spiritual condolences.

Description: These humble postcards and personal letters represent the grassroots outpouring of grief from ordinary citizens following Jinnah's death. Written in simple language and often imperfect English, they reveal how deeply the Quaid's passing affected common people who saw him as their leader and father figure. The collection includes messages from both Pakistan and India, demonstrating that Jinnah was mourned across the newly drawn borders by those who recognized his greatness regardless of nationality. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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