Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust is a national, intellectual institution which, since early 1999, is engaged in highlighting the Ideology of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as enunciated in the words and deed of Allama Mohammad Iqbal and Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. The scope of the Trust's Objectives is wide and varied, requiring long and sustained efforts. Since its inception the Trust has undertaken a series of steps for popularizing Pakistan's Ideology through speeches, addresses, seminars, discussions, debating contests among college and school students, essay writing and book exhibitions on related themes. The Trust also brings out a monthly magazine Nazaria-i-Pakistan besides research publications on the Pakistan Movement. It was a unique honour for the Trust to get its suggestion to observe the year 2001, the 125th year of Quaid's and year 2002 the 125th year of Allama Mohammad Iqbal's birthday and 2003 as Madar-e-Millat year accepted by the Government of Pakistan as the year of the Quaid, year of Allama Mohammad Iqbal and year of Madar-e-Millat Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah. The Ideology of Pakistan The Nazaria-i-Pakistan is in fact another name for our Islamic spirit and character.
Life in our brother Islamic countries, in general, is in consonance with Islamic values and may not require this aspect to be stressed. In South Asia, however, the situation is different because of the Hindu population which poses a perpetual challenge to our ideology and way of life. This Hindu confrontation springs from their polytheistic and caste-ridden religious and emotional makeup against Islam's monotheism and casteless creed. This ideological chasm between the Hindu and the Muslim ways of life resulted in the parting of ways in almost all spheres of life, customs and culture, names and nomenclature, history and tradition, language and literature, art and architecture, laws and moral codes, beliefs and sense of values. There are sharp differences even in what they eat. These very disparities combined form the basis of the Two Nation Theory. This was not a matter of mere hair-splitting but an everyday fact of life, which one cannot fail to feel in almost every sphere of human activity. This then is the crux and substance of the Two Nation Theory, which formed the basis of British India's partition in two independent Hindu and Muslim States. The Hindu majority areas of India formed India and the Muslim majority regions came together under the unique name of Pakistan. On this very principle the Muslim majority state of Jammu and Kashmir was to be part of Pakistan. But the Hindus, deceitfully, landed their troops in Kashmir and established their hegemony in half of the state. It is this Hindu treachery which the freedom fighters of Kashmir are now striving to undo. On the same premises Quaid-i-Azam dismissed the wishes of the Hindus and the British colonialists for a joint Hindu Muslim nationhood as a pipe dream. With single-minded devotion be fought against this menace and succeeded in getting the idea of a separate Muslim identity recognized. In the 28th annual session of the Muslim League in 1941 in Madras, Quaid-i-Azam formally declared this objective as the ideology of the Muslim League. It is this very ideology which is known today as 'Nazaria-i-Pakistan'.
Background
A very important factor that the Hindus held an overwhelming majority in overall population over the Muslims in the Sub-continent, has to be kept in mind. Had the Indian Sub-continent remained a single country after the end of the British rule, its government would have always been in the hands of the Hindus. In that eventuality the Muslims would have been relegated permanently to a state of subordination and subjugation. The Muslims were not prepared to accept that situation. Fortunately, the Muslims enjoyed a majority population status in the North-Western and the Eastern regions of the Sub-continent. Thus emerged the concept of a separate Muslim State combining these Muslim majority areas. On 23 March 1940, at the historic session of the Muslim League in Lahore, this concept was turned into a clear, definite demand for partitioning of the Sub-continent and establishment of a Muslim state. In little over seven years, through a great mass struggle, known as the Pakistan Movement, led by the Quaid-i-Azam, Pakistan appeared on the map of the world on 14 August 1947. Ideological states, for the very reason that they have an ideology to live by, are prone to challenges from hostile adversaries, who have their own missions to accomplish. At times these forces seem to be gaining ground but the truth always bounces back with more vigor to restore the order. Despite lack of resources and unfair geographical dispensation, Pakistan, by the Grace of God, has made great strides in several sectors like industry, agriculture trade, education, banking, communication, etc. It has attained the prestigious status of a Nuclear Power. However, it has yet to achieve its goal of building a Modern, Islamic, Welfare society in its true sense. After the achievement of Pakistan, it was incumbent upon us to strengthen the spiritual, moral and material foundations of our nationhood and to lead the nation to the path of intrinsic and extrinsic merit as dictated by our Ideology. This, unfortunately, did not happen. After independence, an insidious culture of self promotion, vested interests and greed began to flourish such practices gave way to frustration which developed into disgruntlement. Stray voices began to be heard against the very concept of Pakistan. Something had gone amiss! Something that needed to be rectified forthwith. A cross-section of the new generation began to emerge with shadows of doubt and insecurity lurking in their eyes instead of the starry lights of hope and good cheer. The house had to be called to order, not by the clichés of superficial slogans but by logical and well thought out revival of the Two Nation Theory in the light of the present situation and a bright future intended for the country. It was fully realized that ideological states which abandon their ideologies are left with no basis for their survival. The establishment of Pakistan put a stop to the realization of the dream of Hindu's to break our Islamic spirit and character. Unending scenes of bloody communal strife since independence in India further demonstrated the vicious working of the Hindu mind. In 1947 it looked as if the Muslims of the Sub-continent, after two hundred years of British domination, were to be pushed into a far worse scenario of living as subservient subjects under a Hindu supremacist regime. Pakistan, as a matter of fact, provided a haven for the Muslims of the Sub-continent, where they could live their lives, both temporal and spiritual, in peace, dignity and harmony. The cornerstone of this haven was laid by great Muslim leaders such as, Muhammad Bin Qasim, Sultan Mahmood Ghaznavi, Emperor Aurangzeb, Sultan Tipu Shaheed, Syed Ahmed Shaheed, Haji Shariat Ullah, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Titu Mir, Nawab Saleem Ullah, Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar and a host of dignitaries provided the necessary wherewith all. Blood of a million martyrs cemented its foundations and finally an edifice was raised to the design and specifications of Allama Iqbal. It was a symbol of Islamic Renaissance carrying Pakistan's message of peace, universal brotherhood, and goodwill to the rest of the world. Today this haven stands as a glorious light house, glowing with a myriad beacons representing the sacrifices of the Muslims of the Sub-continent, not the least of the Indian Muslims, who remained in the forward bloc, knowing full well that they may not, all, be able to migrate to Pakistan to live in the new Muslim country for the creation of which they had themselves offered super human sacrifices in many ways, which has no parallel in the History of the mankind.
Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust is a national academic-cum-research institution for promoting and projecting the Ideology of Pakistan as enunciated by Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Allama Mohammad Iqbal. To fulfill this role, the Trust’s programmes aim at highlighting objectives for which Pakistan was established, recalling sacrifices rendered for achieving it, and creating awareness among people, particularly young generations, about its ideological basis and its glorious Islamic cultural heritage.The Trust feels that its efforts can bear fruit if it succeeds in equipping the youth with authentic knowledge about the inspirational teachings and achievements of our Founding Fathers, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Allama Mohammad Iqbal. With this aim in view, the Trust carries out multi-faceted activities, one of which is production of literature which not only disseminates knowledge about the great Pakistan Movement but also fills our hearts with feelings of pride on our successful struggle for independence, makes us conscious of our vast national and human wealth, and unfolds our capabilities to face the future with confidence.
It must be admitted that although, after suffering huge losses of life and property, we ultimately succeeded in achieving Pakistan under the epoch-making leadership of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, we could not make it an ideal Islamic State as visualized by Quaid-i-Azam and Allama Iqbal. After the death of the Father of the Nation, his unfaithful successors deviated from his path and turned Pakistan into a playfield of civil and military dictators. The Quaid-i-Azam delivered us from the slavery of Britishers and Hindus but we have now fallen into the trap of another type of slavery, namely military overlordership. To free ourselves from its clutches and all other types of overlorderships, we must seek guidance from the nation-building thoughts and actions of Quaid-i-Azam and Allama Iqbal who aspired to make Pakistan a truly modern democratic welfare state based on the shining teachings of Islam.
As pointed out before, our main focus is on younger generations who were in the forefront in the struggle for Pakistan and who can even today play a similar role in building up Pakistan into a modern democratic and welfare Islamic State. The students’ favourite slogan during Pakistan Movement was Pakistan ka matlab kiya: La Ilaha Ilallah. Through this slogan the Muslim youth saw a dream of regaining our past glory and establishing our own free MuslimState in our homelands.
The Quaid-i-Azam was fully conscious of the mighty role which students played in the past and could play in the future. Addressing a deputation of students on 31 October 1947 he observed: “Pakistan is proud of its youth, particularly the students who have always been in the forefront in the hour of trial and need. You are the nation-builders of tomorrow and you must fully equip yourself with discipline, education, and training for the arduous task lying ahead of you. You should realize the magnitude of your responsibility and be ready to bear it.”
The truth is that we have long neglected the youth and our educational system does not inspire them to give their best in the building up of Pakistan economically, socially, politically and even educationally. Inspiration comes through ideological education, which in our case involves a study of two-nation theory derived from Islamic Ideology which motivated the great Pakistan Movement and on which is raised the edifice of our nationhood. It is this ideological education which the Trust seeks to impart to the Pakistani youth through its publications, including the present one. I hope, this literature will inspire the Pakistani youth to rise above provincial, linguistic and sectarian rivalries and make them apostles of national unity and territorial integrity.
