Address at the Muslim University Union in the Strachey Hall, Aligarh, on 5th February, 1938

Muslim Youth’s Sensibility

“… What has really stimulated me is the message of hope you have given me and the spirit you have imparted to me. If you are half as determined to make sacrifice which creates sanction behind us, if you are half as willing to serve first of all Musalmans and then the country as you would have me believe, the future of our community is assured.”

“…I am glad to know what the Muslim youth is prepared to share senile wisdom and to replace mere shibboleths and slogans by some sense of practical responsibility. I want you to study and think and realize your responsibility”.

“The Congress tried to poison the minds of our youth and delude them into the belief that the Congress stood for complete independence and would remove poverty and hunger”.

“…The economic issue is the only issue that faces us, - you will be moved. I confess I myself sometimes feel moved. This has been constantly dinned into the ears of the youth”.

“…My appeal to you is: Come to the platform of the League. If Muslims are united the settlement will come sooner that you think. You will have established your claim to achieve freedom”.

“Having freed ourselves from the clutches of the British Government, the Congress, the reactionaries and so-called Maulvis, may I appeal to the youth to emancipate our women. This is essential. I do not mean that we are to ape the evils of the West. What I mean is that they must share our life not only social also political.”

“I have received from you today the greatest message of hope. March forward and no power on earth can resist you. I find in front of me the finest recruiting ground. Lakhs are ready to serve the platform and flag of the All-India Muslim League”.