Sir Zafrulla Khan

Society Pakistan & World Affairs
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I found this interesting record on Canadian external afairs website.

"The most striking impression left by Sir Zafrulla Khan was that, despite his use of Western clothes and his air of cosmopolitanism, he is above all a great Muslim leader. Without in any way adopting the approach of a missionary or the attitude of an apostle, he constantly referred in a most felicitous and easy manner to the life and philosophy of the prophet in support of his own ideas and the actions of the Pakistan Government. He felt that the Muslim teachings, which recognize the responsibility of the state for the provision of the necessities for all citizens, provided a strong barrier against the acceptance of Communism. He recognized, however, that the very heavily populated area of East Pakistan maintained so low a standard of living for large sections of the people that, unless economic conditions could be alleviated, the ground was fertile for the seeds of Communist philosophy. The Pakistan Government felt it was, therefore, necessary to take remedial mea*sures because in the words of the prophet, “Destitution is the mother of infidelity.”

http://international.gc.ca/department/history/dcer/details-en.asp?intRefid=9480

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Re: Sir Zafrulla Khan

Very true muslim indeed , therefore on ground of his personal beliefs , he didnt offer Namaz.ay Jaanaz for Quaid Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah !

I couldnt see any leadership here , can anyone else help me out ?

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Not offering a Janaza behind someone who considers you Kafir is the honest thing to do. Unlike those who declare each other Kafirs and then in social political gatherings offer Salat behind each other. Thats bigotry.

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Dsetino sahab, If Zafar Sahab belived that Allah is one and Muhammed :saw: is his last prohpet then no doubt that he was a muslim. If that was not the case then why insist to be called muslim.

We dont insist to be called Christian cause we dont believe in what they believe. If one doesnt believe in what muslims believe in then why the need to be called a muslim

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Wasn't he a qadyani?

Say it
Say it
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Yes he was

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So r ya blaming here that Muhammad Ali Jinnah never considered Qadyanis as true Muslims ? I think he the was most secular politician Pakistan ever had .
Btw qadyanis wasn’t declared as Non Muslim at time of his death , it happened much later .

Or yea meant as Mulana shabbir Usmani was offering Jinnah’s final prayers and he or Mr zafrulla consider each other kafir , therefore he didn’t offer the prayers?

Destino , I acknowledge the fight , Mr khan did for Kashmir cause in UN , he was a good politician but your article quoted him a great Muslim leader , I m sorry to say that he wasn’t there by any means .

For me , a great Muslim leader is one , who unites the Ummah , it is not about building your two blocks mosque mate.

P.S : I don’t mind what ever interpretation of religion he followed but that act of not offering final prayers was bit futile. Indeed something wasn’t need at start of building a new born nation .

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Tariq sahib, I agree with your views completely. I was infact pointing towards Shabbir A. Usmani who should take all the credit for attempting to start a theocracy during the life time of Quaid e Azam. It is very sad to see all the good works of Chaudhary Zafrulla Khan’s dismissed for one paltry reason. That he did not read the Janaza prayer of his leader.

As an Ahmadi, he could not follow a “mukazzib” (The one who denies and opposes the rightful Imam) and “mukaffir”(the one who declares and considers such an Imam a Kafir) in religious observance. And I think everyone should have a right to decide which mosque they can go to and which imam they should follow.

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Quaid e Azam was way better muslim then Shabbir Usmani. I am sure Zafrulla Khan was more than capable religious scholar and far more learned and honest than any molitician (mulla+politician). He would have lead the Janaza prayers himself in Jinnah's Pakistan and no one would have objected to that.

But muslim masses are held hostage by the clergy and it is considered more appropriate that a professional mulla should lead the Janaza prayers, Juma prayers, Nikahs etc. Quaid e Azam was not a practicing muslim himself, but his heart was in the right place. And as an Ahmadi, I would visit his grave and offer Fatiha with sincerity.

Another thing about Janaza prayers is that it is not Farz, but a farz e kafaya. Every muslim has a right to Janaza and if three people offer the duty, all the rest are considered absolved of the responsibility. If Zafrulla Khan cared about what the world would think of him, he would have been in the first row behind Shabbir Usmani. But he had principles. His devotion of Quaid e Azam should not be judged on this action as faith is a private and very important factor in it.

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Mate , isnt it the same as two bits Mullah thinking ? either you follow me or you are an infidel

Thesedays we don’t let a chance to curse general mullahs on such thinking , do we not ?

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Destino , This is exactly what I meant here , personal faiths or interpretations should be a personal matter , when it comes to unity of ummah , one should stand with other Muslim brothers right beside their shoulders.

He was such a capable and intelligent politician , he should have foresighted this .

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If the issue is that whether he should or should not be considered a Patriotic Pakistani just because he did not attend that Namaz-e-Janaza of MAJ, then I agree with you. That should not be the criteria. We should look at what he did for the country under his capacity and not what his faith was

Hey, I did not attend that Namaz-e-Janaza of MAJ, I am pretty patriotic, I think:)

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So you are 70+ huh, uncle? :faizy:

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^^ Yes bahtijay I am. 70 + in IQ,

very very 70 +

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If you had reading comprehension then you would have known that 70+ doesn’t make you an uncle, unless you are that “eshpesial” kind of uncle.. :faizy:

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Yes, Choudri Sir Zafarullah Khan also authored Pakistan Resolution upon directives from British viceroy (Lord Linghtow?). He was a great man indeed!

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^^No wonder you are the “last” of the big-headed “dinosaurs”.. :omg:

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Sir Zafrulla Khan indeed authored the Pakistan Resolution. He was a civil servant at that time. But the text of Pakistan resolution was the most anti-Raj document of that time. Quaid e Azam himself approved of this and made sure it was followed in principle until the creation of Pakistan.

The reason why Zafrulla Khan's name is not mentioned in this connection is purely sectarian. The Pakistan history books have forgotten all his services in the struggle for freedom, the Radcliffe award, Kashmir Issue, Palestine issue, Libya, Egypt and countless other matters.

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Tragic... Ahmadis have been exceptional in the history of the nation.
Zafrullah Khan and Abdus Salam... Two of the greats.
What can you expect from a pathetic nation of ours. Criminals are made into hero's and hero's are made into criminals.