“Both the Government and the Congress should carefully note
that the Muslims have shaken off their lethargy now stand awakened, they have
determined their goal of Pakistan, and no power on earth could fail the
Pakistan Movement ".
Pir Jamat Ali Shah
On 8th March 1944, the Quaid-e-Azam visited the Aligarh University
and made the historic statement that “Pakistan had come into existence the very
day the first Hindu in India had embraced Islam.”It is clear from the above
statement of Quaid-e-Azam that the idea of Pakistan has deep spiritual bases.
Muslims nation is ideologically, historically, politically and socially
different from any other nation of the world. These drastic differences
provided the ideological basis of two nation theory which helps to nurture the
idea of Pakistan.The idea of oneness of the nation help to develop the vision
of a separate Islamic state. This vision wins the support of Ulema belong to
Chishtia, Qadria, Naqshbandia and Soharwardia orders and their followers
supported this vision which leads to the creation of Pakistan under the
leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammed Ali Jinnah.
The creation of Pakistan is not the result of the sole
effort of a person or a group. In reality, it is the culmination of the
combined religious, political, spiritual and social struggle. The role played
by prominent Ulmas include Allama Shabbir Ahmed Usmani, Maulana Ashraf Ali
Thanvi, Mufti Muhammad Shafi, Pir Ghulam Mujadid Sirhandi, Pir Sahib of Manki
Sharif, Pir Sahib of Zakori Sharif, Pir Jamaat Ali Shah, Maulana Rasheed Ahmad
Ghangohi, Maulana Muhammad Qasim Nanotavi, Haji Zaman Ali Shaheed and a lot of
others proved crucial in the struggle for Pakistan.
“In fact, the foundation stone of Pakistan Movement was laid
by Hazrat Mujadid Alaf Sani, Sheikh Ahmad Sirhandi who, confronted with the
British and put his life at stake to light the torch for the regeneration of
the Islamic spirit.” His struggle was for the protection and propagation of the
religion of Islam. “Later on Shah Ismail Shaheed and Syed Ahmad Shaheed
converted it into the Jihad Movement for the establishment of an Islamic state
in the sub-continent.” Shah Waliullah struggled hard to purge the Muslims from
social, economic and political voices. The ambitions of all these struggles
ultimately materialized through the creation of Pakistan.
“After the war of 1857, some of the Ulema established
religious institutions for the religious teaching so that they could prepare
the younger generation to protect the cause of the faith.”The name of Sir Syed
Ahmed Khan is prominent in this struggle. In the latter years, the Khalifat
movement provided the means for Muslims to understand the importance of
creation of a separate homeland. “Under Khalifa movement Maulana Mahmood-Ul-Hassan
made a revolutionary plan to outset the British rulers from the sub-continent.
This plan came to be known as “Silk Hankerchief Movement”.
Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi and Shabbir Ahmed usmani supported
the Quaid-i-Azam against the group of Ulema lead by Maulan Abu Ul Kalam Azad,
who supported the Congress.In every province and district where the spiritual
influence of Ulema could be utilized for the purpose, brief Fatwas and
manifestos should be issued on behalf of Ulema, in which the Muslims warned
against joining the Congress and the disadvantages from religious point of view
of any association with the Congress should be clearly and emphatically
explained to them.
“In 1940 AIML
appointed a committee of the leading Ulema and prominent thinkers of Islam to
prepare a draft of the system of government for it. The committee consisted of
such a galaxy of stars as Syed Sulman Nadvi, Maulana Abu Aala Muddoodi, Maulana
Azam Subbani, and Maulana Abdul Majid Daria Abadi.”
In a big gathering of Ulema, in October 1945 at Calcutta,
Jamiat-ul-Ulema Islam was formed which proved a big landmark in the struggle
for the establishment of Pakistan. Mufti Muhammad Shafi joined Jamiat-ul-Ulema
Islam and he started a movement with pen in favor of Pakistan and wrote a
number of pamphlets and issued a Fatwa.
“The most prominent name among the Ulema was Pir Jamat Ali
Shah, who had millions of followers in the country. He was a staunch supporter
of the Aligarh Movement for which he contributed Lakhs of Rupees. In spite of
his old age and weak health Pir Jamat Ali shah toured throughout the country to
get the support of AIML and Pakistan. He advised his followers to work for the
AIML and emphatically declared that he would not lead the funeral prayers of
any devotee if he had not participated in the Pakistan Movement in any
capacity.”
The session of All India Sunni Conference fully supports the
demand for Pakistan and declares that Ulema and Mashaikhs belong to
Ehl-Sunat-Wal-Jamat will make every possible sacrifice for the establishment of
an Islamic government.The credit for successful Pakistan movement also goes to
Pir Sahib of Manki Sharif. When Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan and his followers were
trying to fail the Pakistan Movement. Thousands of Pir Sahib of Manki Sharif
followers worked for promoting the cause of Pakistan Movement.
Ulema and Mushaikh completely changed the atmosphere of
subcontinent and charged their followers to sacrifice everything for the pious
cause of the Pakistan movement. Without the struggle of Ulemas the ideological
and spiritual support would be weakened and religious and social regeneration
of Muslim society, which provided the cementing force to the idea of Pakistan,
would miss. Undoubtedly, the dream of Pakistan would not be realized if Ulemas,
Mushaiks and reformist did not play their due role.Some Muslim leaders with
fanatic views try to malign Pakistan movement and attempted to besmear the
personality of Quaid-e- Azam. While at the same time, prominent Ulemas like Pir
Jamat Ali Shah declared Quaid-e- Azam“Waliullah” fighting for the right cause.
Muslims of India could not be prepared for such a big revolution without the
effort of the Ulemas.
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