Provincial Minister Syed Muhammad Ahmed Shah addresses the seminar “Jinnah: A Timeless Legacy” at SMIU
Syed Muhammad Ahmed Shah, provincial minister for Information, Minorities Affairs & Social Protection, Government of Sindh has said that the legacy of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah is to serve the nation and the country with honesty and sincerity as he himself had emerged as the great leader of Muslims in the entire subcontinent by honesty, determination, dedication, passion and commitment.
He said this while addressing at a seminar organised by Sindh Madressatul Islam University on “Jinnah: A Timeless Legacy,” in connection with the 147th birth anniversary of the Founder of Pakistan at SMIU’s auditorium on Friday.
The provincial minister said our younger generation must follow thoughts of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, in which he has addressed poverty, hunger, education, health and social issues. He maintained that whatsoever our youth play their role in the society, that must be co-related to the thoughts of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, because he guides us in every sphere of life. “Every citizen of the country is equal, hence they must keep open window of their mind to get fresh breeze and light, and that comes from the ideology of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah,” the provincial minister said.
He also thanked the Vice Chancellor SMIU Dr. Mujeeb Sahrai for organising a most meaningful seminar on the Father of the Nation and inviting him to address it.
Vice chancellor of Sindh Madressatul Islam University Dr. Mujeeb Sahrai said Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was a great visionary and independent in making decisions about his life, education and other matters. He said Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah had left SMI on different times due to his own will and also joining the Lincoln's Inn was his own choice. Dr. Sahrai said his such decisions show that he was seeing things with his own eyes and mind. Likewise, he led the Muslims of undivided India by observing the conditions of Muslims, who were deprived of all rights in the British India. Dr. Mujeeb Sahrai further said the Quaid has left his footprints in every sphere of life, therefore our young generation must act upon his ideology that how we have to live and survive in this 21st Century. The Vice Chancellor thanked to the minister Syed Muhammad Ahmed Shah and Syed Jaffar Ahmed for their participation in the seminar and praised Mr. Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Director of Student Affairs and his team for organising successful seminar.
Distinguished scholar Dr. Syed Jaffar Ahmed in his speech traced the political history of subcontinent from the British era to the creation of Pakistan. He also talked on the life, political struggle and thoughts of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and said that Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah achieved his objective of creating Pakistan through arguments because he was a lawyer. Going into depth of the then social fabric of subcontinent Dr. Syed Jaffar Ahmed said that there were two elite classes in the subcontinent at that time, among them one was of Nawabs, Nizams and feudal lords and other one was religious elite class, but Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was belonging to a middle class with enlightened thoughts.
He further said there were only 24 percentage of Muslim population in the undivided India, but Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah tried to get provincial status for Muslim majority provinces like Sindh, NWFP (present KP) and Balochistan at aimed to bring the Muslim strength equal to the non-Muslim population.
He said the Quaid was of the view that cultural minority becomes permanent political minority, and cultural majority becomes permanent political majority, hence these two never become one nation, that is why he struggled for separate country for Muslims.
Earlier Mr. Muhammad Naeem Ahmed presented welcomed address and thanked the guests who attended the event. On this occasion SMIU’s students of different societies delivered speeches on life, struggle and achievements of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. They also participated in quiz competition on the Quaid and other segments.
In the end the provincial minister Syed Muhammad Ahmed Shah, Dr. Mujeeb Sahrai, Dr. Syed Jaffar Ahmed, advisor to the vice chancellor Dr. Abdul Hafeez Khan, Registrar Ghulam Mustafa Shaikh, Director Student Affairs Mr. Muhammad Naeem and others participated in the cake cutting ceremony. The minister and the vice chancellor gave certificates to the students. Also souvenirs were presented to the guests.