By: Dr. Mahnoor Shafique
Pakistan came into being on the day the first Hindu in India converted to Islam. Politics is a matter of time when Muslim rule was not established here. The basis of Muslim nationality is Monotheism and not homeland and race. When the first person of India became a Muslim, he was no longer a member of the first nation, he became a member of a separate nation, a new nation came into being in the Subcontinent.
The yearly gathering of the All India Muslim League was held in 1940, in which the proper idea of bi-public philosophy was introduced. The gathering started on the evening of March 21 and on March 22, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, in his official location, clarified that
“It is very difficult to explain why our Hindu friends are unable to understand the real situation and reality of Islam and Hinduism. In my opinion, these two are not religions in any definite and literal sense, but in fact, it is ignorant in the social and societal sense that Hindus and Muslims will declare a single nationality. Hindus and Muslims belong to two separate religious philosophies, social customs and scholarly literary heritage. The two powers can neither marry nor eat together. These two nations belong to different civilizations. Their views on life and survival are very different from each other and apart from that their epic history is different, their heroes are different, their circumstances and events are also different, but even of a nation. A hero is the enemy of another nation and the enemy of one nation is the hero of another nation. Putting such nations into one empire is a very wrong decision. Muslims are a separate nation for which no matter what the definition of a nation is, under it, they are a nation, for that they should have their homeland, they should have their territory and their kingdom.”
On March 23, a commemorative resolution was introduced in Lahore, also known as the Pakistan Resolution. Sher-e-Bengal Abul Qasim presented this resolution. After the presentation of this resolution, Chaudhry Khaliq-ul-Zaman was the first to support it, followed by Maulana Zafar Ali Khan, Sardar Aurangzeb Khan, Sir Haji Abdullah Haroon, Nawab Ismail Kha Qazi Muhammad Issa, and a few others.
After this resolution, the struggle of the Muslims of the establishment of Pakistan was made clear and the struggle of the Muslims for independence was intensified finally, on 14th August 1947, an Independent Islamic state “Pakistan” was established in the Subcontinent.
March 23 is a happy day for all of us. The capital of Pakistan, Islamabad, hosts an important event on March 23, with the President, Prime Minister and senior officials of Pakistan as special guests. Apart from this, the parade is also organized by the Pakistan Army, Pakistan Navy and Pakistan Air Force which thousands and millions of people are eager to see. On March 23, government and important buildings are illuminated and even the streets are decorated like brides. March 23 is a public holiday in Pakistan.
Our country is a great country and this great country is our identity, our foundation, our love, our honor and everything. Therefore, considering the natural Blessings of this country and countless other virtues, think only for the development of Pakistan and dedicate yourself to it.