M.A. Jinnah and the All-India Muslim League: Petitions, Appeals, and Grievances from the Muslim Community (1939)

Sub title : Correspondence on Economic Hardship, Administrative Injustice, and Religious Rights addressed to the League Leadership

Subject: All-India Muslim League | Public Grievances | Religious Rights (Mosques)

Date of publication: 1939

Language: English

Page: 142 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27431

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah — Muslim League — Petitions | Grievances — Economic Hardship — Motor Permit | Press Act — Mosque Demolition — Religious Rights | Administrative Injustice — Jubbulpore — Bombay Presidency — 1939

Abstract: This collection consists of petitions, letters, and reports from 1939 directed to M.A. Jinnah in his capacity as President of the All-India Muslim League, and to the League's district offices. The documents vividly illustrate the role of the League as a primary recourse for Muslims facing administrative and economic hardships.

Description: This is a collection of scanned manuscript pages featuring personal petitions, official league correspondence, and reports. The documents provide a ground-level view of the challenges faced by the Muslim community in India during the late 1930s and highlight the All-India Muslim League, under M.A. Jinnah's leadership, as the central address for seeking intervention and justice. The materials are crucial for understanding the socio-economic foundations of the Pakistan Movement and the relationship between the Muslim populace, their political leadership, and the governing authorities of the time. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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