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Lahore Resulation 1940

The Pakistan Resolution of 1940 outlined the Muslim League's demand for independent Muslim states in Northwestern and Northeastern British India. It called for contiguous Muslim-majority areas to be demarcated into independent Muslim states, and for the protection of Muslim minority rights. The Hindu reaction was negative, criticizing the resolution as impractical. Some Muslim theologists also did not support partition initially. The British press did not pay much attention to the resolution.

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Lahore Resulation 1940

The Pakistan Resolution of 1940 outlined the Muslim League's demand for independent Muslim states in Northwestern and Northeastern British India. It called for contiguous Muslim-majority areas to be demarcated into independent Muslim states, and for the protection of Muslim minority rights. The Hindu reaction was negative, criticizing the resolution as impractical. Some Muslim theologists also did not support partition initially. The British press did not pay much attention to the resolution.

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What was the Pakistan Resolution?

Write down its three points and what


was the Hindu reaction after it had passed in the meeting?
Ans. Quaid-e presided over the Historic annual session (27t of All India Muslim League,
held in Minto Park (now called lqbal Park) in Lahore (22 to 24 March, 1940). A
resolution, presented by Maulvi Fazal-ul- (Sher-e- Bengal) a renowned Bengali leader
was passed. The Muslims set the clear goal on that historic day.
Background of Pakistan Resolution:
The Muslim leaders were worried about national future, ever since the Muslims
lost the war of Independence 1857. The only goal before the leaders was to provide
peaceful, safe and graceful environment to the Muslim nation. The future looked bleak
and unsatisfactory. The presence of Hindu majority on the soil of British India was the
root cause of their worries. Different leaders presented different suggestions.
C.R. Das, Lala Lajpat Ral, John Wright and the iron man of Russia, Joseph
Stalin, anticipated the division of India.
Allama lqbal in his presidential address at the annual session of All India Muslim
League in 1930, declared that the establishment of a separate state in the North West of
the sub-continent for the Muslims, the goal of the Muslim nation, As a student of
Cambridge University, Chaudhry Rehmat All, distributed a pamphlet among the
participants of Round Table Conference in 1932. The title of the pamphlet was „Now or
Never‟, in which he suggested the division of the sub-continent into a few states.
The Sindh Muslim League passed a resolution in its annual Session of 1938 and
demanded partition into Hindu India and Muslim India.
Syed Hassan Riaz wrote that the Quaid had made up his strong mind to have a
separate state for the Muslims in 1930 and till 1940 he kept on preparing the minds of
the Muslims.
Presidential Address of Quaid-e-Azam
The Quaid-e-Azam in his presidential address clearly indicated the direction of
Muslim struggle. He said,
Muslims, by any definition of the word, are a nation and possess their separate
culture, social and religious system and sound traditions.
The sub-continent is not one country and Hindu Muslim issue is an international
issue. It is not an issue of communal nature. The solution of the problem lies in the
creation of more than one state in South Asia.
The rights of the Muslims will be un-safeing undivided India.
Partition of a land into two or more than two states is not an unprecedented idea.
The Iberian Peninsula was divided into Spain and Purtagal, Ireland was separated from
United Kingdom and Czechoslovakia came into existence, because of partition.
Referring to all such examples, he asked for the partition of British India.
He termed it logical and just.
Basic point of the Resolution:
The contiguous units in different areas to be redemarcated as such that Muslim
majority areas of North East and North West be established as independent Muslim
states.
No scheme other than partition of the Sub-continent will be accepted.
After the partition the rights of the Muslim minority will be protect
ed, and suitable arrangements will be made for this purpose.
Hindu Reaction:
Immediately after the passing of the resolution, the Hindu journalists and leaders
expressed their resentment. They rejected the demand and they ridiculed it. It was
declared impracticable. Gandhi and Nehru, in particular, criticized it and turned it down
in harsh words.
The Muslim League called it the Lahore Resolution but the Hindu press ironically
termed it as the P Resolution. The Muslim leaders adopted the new term.
The resolution was, later on, called the Pakistan Resolution in all quarters.
Reaction of The Muslim Theologists:
A large number of theologists were, reluctant to support the demand for partition.
Only a few of them Uke Maulana Shabir Ahmed Usmani, Maulana Zafar Ahmed Ansari,
Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi and some others supported the leaders of the Muslim
League.
Reaction of the British:
The British press did not pay much attention.
Conclusion
This was the first decisive step towards the achievement of a separate homeland.
After this firm decision, only in sovot yours the Muslims got a separate state of their
own. That is why we can say this resolution was the height of the struggle.

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