Life History of Late Mohammad Safdar

Mohammad Safdar, also known as Safi Safdar, in the literary circles, was born on 17th July 1937 in Julunder, East Punjab. Along with his family, he migrated to Pakistan on partition in 1947. His family suffered great losses during migration phase. His Grand Father was a Hakeem of famous Maharajah Kuthputla family. At the time of migration his family preferred to bring along with them books instead of other valuables due to limited baggage allowance... click here to read full text.

The Significance of 23rd of March - Pakistan Day
Author: Mohammad Safdar

The Muslims had ruled over the Indian subcontinent for more than 700 years when the British occupied it and then ruled for over 200 years amidst many freedom struggles. Finally they agreed that they would free Indian subcontinent.

The Muslims and Hindus were together in their struggle to win freedom from the foreign occupation. It was a fact that the Muslims being in minority wanted to ensure the safety for their rights once the freedom was achieved. They wanted to discuss their future role in the free India since they were the biggest minority. The majority population leadership of the Hindus did not satisfy them on any of the points and maintained their dominating position in the future politics of India, whereas the Muslim leadership maintained that theh had a right to participate in the future policies and practice their social, cultural and religious life according to their faith. This must be born in mind that the Muslim of India had been suffering economically, socially and politically since they lost their political power to the foreign rulers.

The great poet Allama Mohammad Iqbal realized that the Muslims should have an independant state of their own after the British left India, otherwise their future would be very insecure. For giving this idea to the political leadership, he is known as the Thinker Poet of Pakistan. This call irritated those who did not want any future for the Muslims and riots started all over India.

After the failure of their talks with the Hindus Congress, the Muslim League leaders passed a resolution declaring that the Muslims of India wanted a separate homeland of their own where they should be able to live according to their own culture and religion. This resolution was passed on 23rd March 1940 at the Minto Park Lahore at a very big rally from the Muslims from all over India, presided over by Quid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Today, there stands a great Minaret (Minar-e-Pakistan) as a reminder of the resolution of Pakistan which the people of Pakistan celebrate every year.

The British rulers realized that there were two nations in India (This is also known as the Two Nation Theory) who will participate in the freedom talks with them and areas of Muslim domination will form Pakistan, a name suggested by a Muslim student named Chodhri Rehmat Ali. Pakistan was born as a result of this resolution of 23rd March 1940. This is the significance of 23rd March in the glorious history of Pakistan.

On the walls of the Minar-e-Pakistan, the original resolution of 23rd March 1940 is inscribed which is a historic record to celebrate and cherish.