Correspondence and an analytical document submitted to Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan

Sub title : A covering letter from Awami Hospital, Multan, and a detailed analysis of the Common Man

Subject: Fatima Jinnah | Constitution | Social Classes | Awami Hospital | Basic Democracy

Language: English

Page: 49 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 29463

Keyword: Dr. A. M. Khan -- Fatima Jinnah -- Social Justice -- Islamic Socialism -- Correspondence | Dr. A. M. Khan -- Muhammad Ayub Khan -- Constitution -- Islamic Principles -- Correspondence | Pakistan -- Constitution -- Social Justice -- Islamic Principles | Pakistan -- Social Classes -- Common Man -- Middle Class -- Upper Class | Pakistan -- Society -- Islam -- Justice and Equality

Abstract: This file contains a covering letter from Dr. A. M. Khan of Awami Hospital, Multan, and an enclosed analytical document addressed to Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan. The covering letter thanks Miss Fatima Jinnah for her address to the Students Union at Karachi and suggests that something be done to achieve the objective of social justice and Islamic socialism while the new Constitution is on the anvil. The attached four-page document analyzes Pakistani society, dividing it into three main groups: the Common Man, the Middle Class, and the Upper Class, each with an illiterate majority and a literate minority. It examines the patterns of individual and collective behavior in each class versus the spirit of Islam, the effects of environments and bureaucratic lapses, and the necessary checks and balances needed in the new Constitution. The document argues that a Constitution based on Islamic principles of justice and equality is the answer to the conflicting interests and peculiarities of Pakistani society.

Description: Letter and an analytical document. Dr. A. M. Khan of Awami Hospital, Multan, writes a covering letter thanking Miss Fatima Jinnah for her learned address to the Students Union at Karachi and suggesting action to achieve social justice and Islamic socialism while the new Constitution is being framed. The attached four-page document, addressed to Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan, analyzes Pakistani society in detail. It divides society into three main groups: the Common Man, the Middle Class, and the Upper Class, each with an illiterate majority and a literate minority. The document examines the patterns of individual and collective behavior in each class versus the spirit of Islam, the effects of environments, bureaucratic lapses, and deviations from Islamic concepts. It argues that the common man suffers from exploitation by feudal lords, pseudo-pirs, and officials, and that the middle class is caught in an "unholy alliance" between officials and the wealthy. The document concludes that a Constitution based on Islamic principles of justice and equality is the answer to these societal problems. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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