QUAID-E-AZAM MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH SPEECH

God Almighty, out of His infinite mercy, sends such devoted and sincere men, who lead their ship out of the whirlpool of trails to the shore of dignity and prosperity.

Mr. President and worthy audience, the topic of my speech is QUAID-E-AZAM MUHAMMAD ALI JINNNAH AS A BARRISTER.

بنا لیتا ہے موج خون دل سے ایک چمن اپنا

وہ پابند قفس جو فطر تا آزاد ہوتا ہے

On 25 December 1876, the first child of Jinnah Poonja was born in Karachi and was named as Muhammad Ali. As the father's name was Jinnah, he was later on called Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He received his early education in a local Maktab and entered into a Church Mission High School, form where he passed his Entrance Examination in 1891.

He sailed to England for law studies in January 1893. In 1896, after becoming a barrister at the young age of 20, when he came back to India, his wife and mother had died and the family business was ruined. His father was of the opinion that his son might work as a junior in the office of a flourishing advocate of Karachi but the young barrister had made up his mind to try his luck in Bombay. He took a room on ling-term basis at the Apolle Hotel in Bombay and got his name enrolled in the Bombay High Court. His sister, Miss Fatima Jinnah, writes: He was an extremely attractive young man, tall, of commanding personality, a pair of small but penetrating eyes that bespoke of a shrewd intellect and a face with a sharp profile. Nature had endowed him with charm and personality. But he was only twenty. How many clients would come to such a young barrister? However, when the irksome months lengthened into three agonizing years, he felt really miserable, still never expressing his grief. At least, he was appointed as temporary Presidency Magistrate for six months. During this period, he established a very good reputation. He was then offered a better judicial service but he declined on the plea that very soon he would be earning a day, more than what was his monthly salary and he did i. Jinnah had his own principles on which he never bargained. He charged five hundred rupees for one hearing. Once, a client gave him five thousand rupees in advance, but Jinnah won the case in just three hearings. He took just fifteen hundred rupees from the client and returned the rest of money to him. It were these golden principles which made him one of the leading barristers of his time within a few years and even the extremist Hindu leader Balagangadhar Tilak, took his services as his lawyer. He was one of the best lawyers of the country. He was extraordinary brilliant to explain his point of view in the court by oratory based on laws and facts. His way of presentation was unique, and he had no parallel even in this respect. His approach towards the legal problems was scientific and straightforward. Eminent lawyers and judges had also praised his forensic abilities.

Sir Allama Iqbal, in the last days of 1938, said in one of his majalis that God had granted him a quality which he had not seen in any Indian Muslim. He was in the words of Sarojni Naidu, known as the 'Nightingale of India', "The incorruptible and un-purchasable." Patrick Pens, the last Chief Justice of undivided India, paid tribute to Jinnah in these words: "The tallness of the man, the immaculate manner in which he turned out, the beauty of his features, and the extreme courtesy, with which he treated all; no one could have made a more favorable impression than he did. There is no man or woman living who impute anything against his honor or his honesty. He was the most outright person that I know." In 1927, Carim Chagla said: "Jinnah was a pure artist in the manner and method of presentation. Even the most complex fact became simple and obvious when he waved his wand over them." Sir Stafford Cripps spoke of him as the most accomplished lawyer. In the court, Quaid-e-Azam was very polite courteous. But on an aggressive attitude by a judge of an opposite counsel, he would become devastating. His satire was as penetrating as a sword.

Sir, it has been rightly said that he was so astute that he could not be deceived he was so brave that he could neither be frightened nor threatened, and he was so honest in his profession that he could not be purchased. He died on 11 September 1948. The next day after 'Jinaza prayer' Maulana Shabbir Ahmad Usmani, apid glowing tribute to the leading barrister of 20th century. In peace he lies withing the grave,

His views and thoughts inspire us all;

The light he spread the vision he gave,

Is still with us to enlighten us all.