Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah Lal Nehru admitted that Quaid’s presented best proposals.

Early Life and Career of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Life and Career of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah is a role model for each Pakistani. He was born on 25th December 1876 at Wazir Mansion Karachi. His father’s name was Pooja Jinnah. He got admission in Sindh Madrassah High School in 1887 and got admitted to Mission High School from where he passed matriculation. His father on the advice of his friend and business partner Sir Fredrick Lee Craft wished to send him to England to get business experience. But Jinnah was interested to become a barrister.
Jinnah in England

As per the traditions of that period, at an early age, Jinnah got married before proceeding to England. His mother and wife passed away while he was in England but he continued his studies. He visited the British House of Common many a time and got knowledge of British Political System in his life career. Jinnah took a special interest in the affairs of Indian students. Muhammad Ali Jinnah and his companions played a key role in the success of a Parsi leader Dada Bhai Naroji, who was an Indian national, to become the first Indian member of the British House of Commons.
Jinnah as a Lawyer/ Advocate

When he returned home in 1896, his father’s business was in a loss. In a life career such circumstances, Jinnah had to rely on himself, he started advocating in Bombay. He was the only Muslim lawyer in Bombay and he worked hard to become a successful lawyer. He was offered Bombay Presidency Magistrate’s post for consideration of Rs 1500 per month, but he declined the offer stating that he wanted to earn this amount every day. As it was a huge amount of that time but he earned so in his whole life career.
Jinnah’s Salary as Governor-General of Pakistan

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was much affectionate and loyal to the Muslim Nation and Pakistan. After the creation of Pakistan, he performed his duties as Governor-General of Pakistan devotedly and just took Rs. 1/- only per month as salary. He never demanded an increase in his consideration.
Jinnah’s Confidence in himself

One of your fellow advocates of Bombay High Court stated about you were full of confidence in himself. Once a Judge warned Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and said:

“Mr. Jinnah, remember that you are not talking to a third class Magistrate, and in response, Jinnah said,” My Lord, let me warn you that you too not talking to a third-class lawyer.”

He truly remained a professional and active leader is his whole life career.
Muslim Delegation’s meeting with Viceroy Lord Minto

In 1906, the delegation of Muslim leaders, headed by Sir Agha Khan, met the newly appointed Viceroy Lord Minto in India and assured their loyalty towards him. The delegation demanded that they should be protected from the Hindu majority in political reforms. On this, Jinnah wrote to the Editor of the Gujarati News that what is the right of the delegation to talk about the rights of Indian Muslims as they are not even elected representatives? When the Muslim leaders held a meeting in December 1906 at Dhaka to form the All-India Muslim League for the interests of Muslims, Jinnah again opposed this. Initially, this party remained ineffective and could not do anything for the cancellation of the Partition of Bengal in the year 1911.
Jinnah and All India Muslim League

In December 1912, he addressed the All-India Muslim League’s annual meeting, while he was not members of it. Later on in 1913, he joined the All India Muslim League. When the Indian Home Rule League was established, he was elected its President of its Bombay branch.
Title of Ambassador of All India Muslim League

Initially, he was the supporter of the Hindu Muslim Alliance and because of his efforts, he attained the title of Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Alliance. Consequently, his efforts bore fruit and Congress and All India Muslim League started calling joint meetings. Both the parties called a joint meeting in 1915 at Bombay and 1916 at Lucknow in which the Lukhnow pact was declared. At that time he was President of All India Muslim League. Through the agreement, both the parties demanded the British Government to bring constitutional reforms. It was his efforts that the Hindus accepted the demands of separate elections, one-third representation in the central legislation and the protection of minority rights.
Jinnah’s Marriage with Ratan Bai:

In 1918 he married Ratan Bai, a daughter of a wealthy Parsi person of Bombay and he faced opposition from her family. Afterward, she accepted Islam and named her as Mariam. In August 1919, his only daughter Dina Jinnah was born. In 1929 Jinnah separated from his wife and later she died. Now, sister of Jinnah, Fatima Jinnah took the responsibility of Dina Jinnah to bring her up. But Jinnah’s relationship with his daughter was broken when she intended to marry a Christian and Jinnah forbid her. She replied, “You also had married a non-Muslim woman.” He did never return back to Pakistan in her life. She just came to Pakistan to attend the funeral ceremony of Jinnah.
Mohan Das Karam Chand Gandhi:

Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi joined Congress and he started the non-cooperation movement. Formation of the Khilafat Movement and then its elimination were some of the reasons which disappointed Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He said that Gandhi is spreading political unrest.
Jinnah left Congress:

When Congress agreed to start a movement of Satyagraha and non-violence under Gandhi’s supervision, Jinnah left the Congress in Nagpur session in 1920 as he realized that Congress was not representing all the Indians. But it only prefers the interests of Hindus instead of other minorities, including Muslims.

Jinnah’s 14 Points in reply to Nehru Report

When the rights and interests of Muslims in India were ignored by the Nehru port in 1928, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah presented 14 points in 1929 in response to the Nehru Report which paved the way for the creation of Pakistan.
Round Table Conference

Jinnah along with other members of All India Muslim League participated in Round Table Conferences in 1930-32 in London.
Jinnah Left India and Settled in the United Kingdom

Then he left India and settled in Great Britain. Afterward Abdul Rahim Dard his close friend and Liaqat Ali Khan requested him to come back to India. So he returned back in 1934 and again struggled for the Hindu Muslim alliance.
Jinnah Used Term Nation for the Muslims

This was Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah who used the word ‘nation’ first time for the Muslims in the legislative assembly in 1935.
1937 Election and Hindu-Muslim Relationship

In 1937 elections were held under the Indian Act-1935. To participate in elections, Jinnah struggled for the Hindu Muslim alliance, and even he wanted both parties to form the government in the provinces. But the election of 1937 proved to be a turning point for the relationship between the two parties i.e Indian National Congress and All India Muslim League. The Indian National Congress obtained a majority in six provinces in this election, while the All India Muslim League could not secure the majority. Resultantly, the Indian National Congress formed governments in all the provinces without the inclusion of the All India Muslim League. The Hindus started oppressing the Muslims after the election of 1937 and the form of their government.
Correspondence Between Jinnah and Allama Iqbal

The correspondence between Quaid-e-Azam and Allama Iqbal took place in 1936-37. Jinnah appreciated the thought and thinking of Allama Iqbal and described Iqbal’s imaginations and concepts in his speeches. Jinnah struggled for Iqbal’s dream to come true.
Jinnah’s strictness to his religion and culture

Historian Akbar Ahmed writes that Jinnah had abandoned the hope and efforts of reconciliation with the Congress because he again discovered his (Islamic) foundations; his sense of identity; culture and history; which were rapidly evolving in his life. After the 1937 elections, Quaid-e-Azam demanded that the power-sharing formulas should be implemented. He also demanded that being a President of All India Muslim League, he should be considered as the only spokesperson of the Muslim community of India.
Two Nation Theory

In 1939, Quaid-e-Azam emphasized that Muslims and Hindus are two different nations. He realized the Muslims that on account of our distinguished culture and civilization, language and literature, names and values, customs and traditions, rules and morals and history, even in all respect, we are a nation in accordance with the international laws.
Jinnah and Iqbal’s Dream

Now Jinnah dedicated his efforts to come true the dream of Allama Iqbal, which was expressed by Allama Iqbal in 1930 while Presiding in the Muslim League’s session, in which he demanded the separate homeland for the Muslim nation. This famous sermon of Iqbal is known as the Sermon of Allahabad (Khutba Allahabad). After Iqbal’s demand for a separate homeland for the Muslim nation, in 1933, Chaudhary Rahmat Ali proposed the name of this Muslim state like Pakistan. Jinnah started realizing Muslims that only the Muslim League could guarantee the protection of their rights, and he also has drawn the attention of Muslims to the separate state.
Resolution of Pakistan

On 23rd March 1940, Quaid-e-Azam addressed a gathering in Minto Park (now Greater Iqbal Park) Lahore in which a famous resolution known as the Resolution of Pakistan was passed. On this occasion, Jinnah emerged as a great leader of the Muslim Ummah. The resolution of Pakistan was called ridiculous by the Hindus and they opposed it. Jawahar Lal Nehru admitted that Quaid’s presented best proposals.