Correspondence between Chowdhry Nazir Ahmad and M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : Islamic Revival, Educational Reform, and Political Strategy for Muslim India

Subject: Islamic Revivalism | Muslim Education Reform | Aligarh Muslim University Politics

Date of publication: 1941

Language: English

Page: 7 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27518

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah — Chowdhry Nazir Ahmad — Islamic Revival | Muslim Education — Aligarh Muslim University — Dr. Ziauddin | Ulama — Muslim League Ideology — Two-Nation Theory — Tabligh Movement — Gandhi

Abstract: This extensive seven-page correspondence from Chowdhry Nazir Ahmad to M.A. Jinnah between 1941-1943 presents a comprehensive vision for Muslim regeneration combining Islamic revival, educational reform, and political strategy. Nazir Ahmad proposes separating Ulama from active politics to focus on religious training, completely overhauling Muslim education along Islamic lines, establishing a moral department within the Muslim League, and resolving the leadership crisis at Aligarh Muslim University. He argues that Jinnah's political Pakistan scheme clears the path for a broader Islamic mission (Tabligh) and emphasizes that educational and moral reform must complement political activism.

Description: This remarkable correspondence provides deep insight into the ideological underpinnings of the Pakistan movement beyond mere political demands. Nazir Ahmad emerges as a visionary thinker advocating for a comprehensive transformation of Muslim society through parallel tracks of political mobilization and spiritual-educational reform. His letters reveal the complex relationship between the Muslim League's political leadership and Islamic revivalist thinkers who saw the political movement as a means to broader religious and social ends. The detailed discussion of Aligarh University politics demonstrates the institution's crucial role as both an educational center and political battleground. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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