Events occurs between 1906 to 1947 of All India Muslim League

1. Textile Institute of Pakistan
Assignment
Subject: Pakistan Studies
Date: 5th
October, 2016
By: Moavia Aslam
2016-2205
AMM 2B

2. All-India Muslim League
INTRODUCTION:
Presiding Leader(s) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
A. K. Fazlul Huq
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
Sir Feroz Khan Noon
Khwaja Nazimuddin
Liaquat Ali Khan
Khaliq-uz-Zaman
Mohammad Ali Bogra
Founder Khwaja Salimullah
Vikar-ul-Mulk
Aga Khan III
Syed Amir Ali
Syed Nabiullah
Founded 30 December 1906 at Dacca, British raj (now in Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Dissolved Independence Day (Pakistan)
Succeeded by Muslim League in Pakistan, and IUML in India
Headquarters Lucknow
Newspaper Dawn
Student wing AIMSF
Paramilitary wing Khaki
Ideology Muslim nationalism
conservatism
Two-nation theory
Civil rights for Muslims in India
Religion Islam
International affiliation All–India Muslim League (London Chapter)
Election symbol
Crescent and Star

3. EVENTS OF ALL INDIA MUSLIM
LEAGUE
FROM 1906 To 1947
Establishment of All India Muslim League In
1906
1. On December 30 1906, the annual meeting of
Muhammadan Educational Conference was held at
Dhaka under the chairmanship of Nawab Viqar-ul-
Mulk. Almost 3,000 delegates attended the session making it the largest-ever representative
gathering of Muslim India.
2. For the first time the conference lifted its ban on political discussion, when Nawab Salim
Ullah Khan presented a proposal for establish a political party to safeguard the interests of the
Muslims; the All India Muslim League.
3. Three factors had kept Muslims away from the Congress, Sir Syed’s advice to the Muslims to
give it a wide berth, Hindu agitation against the partition of Bengal and the Hindu religious
revivalism’s hostility towards the Muslims.
4. The Muslims remained loyal to Sir Syed’s advice but events were quickly changing the Indian
scene and politics were being thrust on all sections of the population.
5. The headquarters of the All India Muslim League was established in Lucknow, and Sir Aga
Khan was elected as its first president. Also elected were six vice-presidents, a secretary and two
joint secretaries for a term of three years. The initial membership was 400, with members hailing
proportionately from all provinces. Maulana Muhammad Ali Jouhar wrote the constitution of the
League, known as the “Green Book”.
6. Many Hindu historians and several British writers have alleged that the Muslim League was
founded at official instigation. They argue that it was Lord Minto who inspired the establishment
of a Muslim organization so as to divide the Congress and to minimize the strength of the Indian
Freedom Movement. But these statements are not supported by evidence. Contrary to this, the
widely accepted view is that the Muslim League was basically established to protect and advance
the Muslim interests and to combat the growing influence of the Indian National Congress.

4. FIRST ANNUAL SESSION WAS
HELD AT KARACHI ON
DECEMBER, 1907
1. The meeting approved constitution of the
AIML and it also decided to initially limit its
membership up till 400 members.
2. The leaders, which formed the Simla Deputation, were amongst its first members.
3. Later, at a special Council meeting of the League held at Aligarh on March 18, 1908,
4. Agha Khan was elected its permanent President while Syed Husain Bilgrami was appointed
its Honorary Secretary.
5. In May 1908, the London branch of the AIML was also established with Syed Ameer Ali as
the President, and Ibn-i-Ahmad as its Honorary Secretary.

5. THE FIFTH ANNUAL SESSION OF AIML WAS
HELD AT CALCUTTA ON MARCH, 1912
1. The protested against the unjust treatments of the Indians and
the serious disabilities imposed on them in British South East
Africa.
2. He argued that the perpetuation of the grievances of their
countrymen in that land, in spite of the most vigorous
condemnation both in India and in England, weighed heavily on
the hearts of all Indians irrespective of caste and creed.
3. He hoped that any action taken towards the amelioration of the condition of their countrymen
would be hailed with immense satisfaction and joy by all the communities in India.
4. At the end of the session, Muhammad Ali moved a resolution appreciating the tough fight of
the Indians in South Africa and while protesting against racial distinctions, urged the British
Government (BG) to remove them
5. Muhammad Shafi proposed another resolution urging the GOI to take steps to put an end to
the system of recruiting Indian labour under indenture system. Maulvi Rafiuddin Ahmad (1865-
1954) while seconding the resolution observed that the treatment meted out to the Indians in
South Africa was one of the major causes of the Indian unrest. Later, both the resolutions were
passed unanimously (Bahadur, 1912: 1-5).

6. JOINING OF MOHAMMED ALI JINNAH IN
MUSLIM LEAGUE, 1913
1. Quaid e azam joined Muslim League in 1913, became
politically a well known figure by the episode of Lakhnow
Pact (1916).
2. When he was coined as an ambassador of Hindu-Muslim
unity but the events ensuing gave a new shape to the drama of politics in India. The slogan of
Hindu-Muslim unity proved short lived.
3. The failure of khilafat Movement and the Nehru Report classified the Muslims minds from the
illusion of Hindu-Muslim unity. But Jinnah who interposed his person by the dint of his initiative
and courage.
4. He become successful in defending the Muslim cause so gallantly that evil design of Hindus
could not achieve them objectives.
5. His Fourteen Points (1929) saved the Muslims from the octopus of the Congress.

7. ALLAHABAD ADDRESS
Prelude
On 30th December, 1930. the annual meeting of the All
India Muslim League was held at Allahabad, Allama Iqbal
presided over the meeting.
On this occasion he delivered his famous historical address
which proved to be a milestone in the proceeding to make a
demand for an independent Muslim State.
MAIN POINTS OF THE ADDRESS
1. N.W.F.P Sind, Punjab and Baluchistan should be combined in one state.
2. The Muslims are entirely a different nation from Hindus .Their way of living and social manners are totally
different from the Hindus. Their religion is entirely different in nature from other relations. Thus the Muslims
should get a state of their own in the area of Muslim majority where they may be able to cultivate their own
religious and moral traditions.
IMPORTANCE OF THE ADDRESS
1. He mentioned that Islam was not simply the name of a few creeds, the oral reorganization of which
would make our ideal Muslim. It had given its followers, the concept of a particular and unique political society
which covered all the phases of their life.
2. Even though the Muslims of South Asia were disorganized and lay scattered in different parts of the region,
yet their central position was the same. They had the same culture, the same history and same civilization.
These elements gave similarity and agreement to all the Muslims of the Sub Continent on the one hand and
made them quite distinct from the Hindus on the other.
In his Presidential address,
Allama Iqbal said:
"I would like to see the Punjab, North West Frontier Province, Sind and Baluchistan amalgamated
into a single state. Self government within the British empire without the British empire, the formation of a
consolidated North West Indian Muslim State appears to me to be the final destiny of the Muslims at least of
North West India."
CONCLUSIVE SENTENCES
It is on his Allahabad address that Allama Iqbal is known as the dreamer of Pakistan. His address
proved to be a milestone in the history of the Sub Continent and the creation of Pakistan.

8. Meeting of Muslim League at Delhi on March, 1934
1. On March 4, 1934, in a combined meeting of various factions
of the Muslim League, Delhi, the formation of one Muslim
League was decided and Jinnah was elected as president of that
Muslim League.
2. He called a meeting of the All India Muslim League Council
in Delhi in October 1934 and decisions were taken to prepare grounds for the radical
transformation of the Muslim League into a mass party representative of all sections of the
Muslim community.
3. After two trips to England in that year, Jinnah finally returned for good in December 1934.
This was the start of a new era in India's struggle for independence.
4. The All India Congress was not willing to acknowledge the Muslim cause and insisted on
portraying only two parties in this regard, the Congress and the British.
5. Jinnah emphasized the fact that the Congress could not win the battle of freedom until it
gained the support of all the communities and assurance was not given to the minorities about
their rights and protection of interest in an independent India.

9. Meeting of The Muslim Union at
Aligarh on February ,1935
1. Jinnah said, "I am convinced and you will
agree with me that the Congress policy is to
divide the Muslims among themselves. It is
the same old tactics of the British
Government. They follow the policy of their
masters. Don't fall into the trap. This is a
moment of life and death for the Muslims…The Muslim League is determined to win freedom,
but it should be a freedom not only for the strong and the dominant but equally for the weak and
the suppressed."
2. He performed two important tasks after his return from England; the first was to unite and
activate the Muslim League as the sole representative body of the Muslims of India. The second
was to continue the struggle for freedom of India on constitutional lines.
3. The reorganization of the Muslim League was a difficult task and he was faced with enormous
difficulties including opposition from petty politicians with local interests, the propaganda of the
Congress-paid nationalist Muslims and open hostility of leaders from different provinces of
Muslim majority.
4. He set an example of political and moral rectitude that was unparalleled in India. He meant
what he said and was extremely honest in his dealings with friends and foes alike.
5. He exercised his powers as president with due regard to democratic principles, acted according
to the constitution of the Muslim League and never exceeded his powers as president.

10. Jinnah's Presidential
Address on March, 1940 &
Resolution of Pakistan
1. Jinnah’s presidential address
on March 22, 1940, at Lahore is
a hallmark in the history of
Muslim Nationalism in India.
He made the concept of two
Nation theory clear and out
rightly rejected the idea of Indian nation.
2. The historic resolution that ensured his address became the clarion call as well as morning star
in the two hundred years dark night of the slavery of Indian Muslims.
3. The mole which was roaming aimlessly in the desert of despondency started marching towards
its destination under the leadership of capable, brave and upright leader, indeed the great leader-
M.A. Jinnah.
Lahore Conference
The session was held between March 22 and March 24, 1940, at
Iqbal Park, Lahore. The welcome address was made by Sir Shah
Nawaz Khan of Mamdot. He was also the chairman of the reception
committee and personally bore all the expenses. A. K. Fazlul
Huq presented the resolution. The resolution text unanimously
accepted the concept of a united homeland for Muslims on the
grounds of growing inter-communal violence and recommended the
creation of an independent Muslim state.
The Lahore resolution was actually adopted on March 24, 1940,
but officially in Pakistan March 23 is considered the date of its
adoption. In 1941, it became part of the Muslim
League's constitution. In 1946, it formed the basis for the decision of
Muslim League to struggle for one state for the Muslims.
The statement declared:
“No constitutional plan would be workable or acceptable to the Muslims unless
geographical contiguous units are demarcated into regions which should be so constituted with
such territorial readjustments as may be necessary.”

11. 3RD JUNE PLAN, 1947
The plan was finalized in the
Governor’s Conference in April 1947,
and was then sent to Britain in May
where the British Government approved
it.
However, before the announcement of
the plan, Nehru who was staying with
Mountbatten as a guest in his residence at Simla, had a look at the plan and rejected it.
Mountbatten then asked V. P. Menon, the only Indian in his personal staff, to present a new plan
for the transfer of power. Nehru edited Menon’s formula and then Mountbatten himself took the
new plan to London, where he got it approved without any alteration. Attlee and his cabinet gave
the approval in a meeting that lasted not more than five minutes.
In this way, the plan that was to decide the future of the Indo-Pak Sub-continent was actually
authored by a Congress-minded Hindu and was approved by Nehru himself.
Mountbatten came back from London on May 31, and on June 2 met seven Indian leaders. These
were Nehru, Patel, Kriplalani, Quaid-i-Azam, Liaquat, Nishtar and Baldev Singh.
After these leaders approved the plan, Mountbatten discussed it with Gandhi and convinced him
that it was the best plan under the circumstances. The plan was made public on June 3, and is
thus known as the June 3rd Plan.

12. Conclusion
Aims and Objectives of Muslim League: Muslim League was established to protect the
rights of Muslims and to promote their cause. Following are the main aims and objectives of
Muslim League.
• To establish working relations between the British Govt. and the Muslims of South Asia.
• Co-ordination between Muslim League and other political parties like Congress for
common welfare.
• To protect the Muslim rights and promotion of their cause.
• To unite the Muslims of South Asia.
Role of Muslim League in the Establishment of Pakistan:
The Muslim League provided Muslims an opportunity to unite themselves at one platform. They
struggle for their rights and attain freedom from the British. The role of Muslim League can be
mentioned below.

13. a. Protection of Rights:
As a political party the immediate cause before the Muslim League was to safeguard the Muslim
rights. Muslim League adapted a balance attitude towards Congress and the British Govt. as they
were in numerical minority of South Asia.
b. Political Settlement with Congress:
From the very beginning, the Muslim League wanted a close and cordial terms with the
Congress. The Quaid-e-Azam joined Muslim League in the year 1913. He was a champion of
Hindu-Muslim unity. Due to his efforts, a political settlement was achieved between the two
political parties in 1916 in Lucknow, commonly known as The Lucknow Pact. It was the first
time when Congress accepted Muslims as a separate nation and Muslim League as a political
party of Muslims of South Asia.
c. Muslim Representation in the Legislative Assemblies:
Due to the efforts of Muslim League, Muslim representation was increased to one-third in the
Central Legislative Assembly.
d. Protection of Muslim Majority in Bengal and Punjab:
It was because of Muslim League that the strength of Muslims was established in Bengal and
Punjab.
e. Formation of Sindh Province:
The British occupied Sindh in the year 1843 A.D. Since then the separate status of Sindh as a
province was abolished. It was the effort of Muslim League that Sindh was restored as a
province in 1935.
Conclusion:
The greatest achievement of Muslim League was the creation of Pakistan. Under the dynamic
leadership of Quaid-e-Azam the Muslims united themselves on the platform of Muslim
League and achieved Pakistan in 1947.
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