M.A. Jinnah: Public Adulation, Institutional Growth, and International Acclaim (1913-1943)

Sub title : Correspondence, Appeals, and Global Recognition of the Quaid-e-Azam

Subject: M.A. Jinnah | Public Perception | World War II | International Muslim Diaspora

Date of publication: 1943

Language: English

Page: 378 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27340

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah | Quaid-e-Azam — Muslim League — Public Appeals | International Recognition — Birthday Greetings — South Africa — Kurnool — World War II

Abstract: This collection illustrates the multifaceted nature of M.A. Jinnah's leadership and the growing stature of the Muslim League over three decades. It begins with a humble pension application from a retired soldier in 1913, showing Jinnah's early role as a community advocate. It progresses to the 1940s, showcasing the institutionalization of the League through resolutions from bodies like the Kurnool District Muslim Youth League and a request to publish Jinnah's speeches for the League's fund. The most striking elements are the telegrams of birthday congratulations from Muslim communities across the British Empire—from South Africa (Cape Town, Johannesburg) to Mozambique (Lourenco Marques)—demonstrating Jinnah's emergence as a globally recognized leader and symbol of Muslim political aspirations, the Quaid-e-Azam.

Description: This dossier captures the transformation of M.A. Jinnah from a prominent lawyer and politician into a mass leader and international icon. The documents reveal the direct, personal connection ordinary people and local party cells felt with him, seeking his intervention or sharing their resolutions. The international telegrams and posters for birthday celebrations in Cape Town are particularly potent symbols of his global stature by the mid-1940s. This collection effectively bookends his journey, showing both the grassroots appeals that came to his office and the worldwide acclaim he eventually commanded, highlighting the powerful personal and political cult that developed around him during the Pakistan movement. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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