23/03/2022
اب قرض ہے ہم پرمٹی کا
اس منزل کا، اس دھرتی کا
تقدیر کریں، تدبیر کریں آؤ وطن تعمیر کریں
“Come forward as servants of Islam, organize the people economically, socially, educationally and politically and I am sure that will be a power that will be accepted by everyone.” Quiad-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Pakistan Day is a public holiday observed in Pakistan every year. The reason why it holds great importance for the people of Pakistan is that it laid the foundation for the basis of achieving a separate nation for the Muslims of the subcontinent.
لہو وطن کے شہیدوں کا رنگ لایا ہے
اچھل رہا ہے زمانے میں نام آزادی
The subcontinent was under the rule of the British Empire for over two centuries. The Muslim leaders believed that the Muslims were subjected to become a minority even after the independence of the Indian subcontinent. The great Muslim philosopher, Allama Iqbal, and the founder of Pakistan knew that the Muslims won’t be able to protect their fundamental rights once the British rule ends.
جلانا ہے مجھے ہر شمع دل کو سوزِ پنہاں سے
تری تاریک راتوں میں چراغاں کر کے چھوڑوں گا
مسلمء خوابیدہ اُٹھ ہنگامہ آراء تو بھی ہو
وہ چمک اُٹھا افق ، گرمِ تقاضہ تو بھی ہو
In 1940, at a conference held in Lahore, Mohammad Ali Jinnah declared the demand for a separate Muslim state. The Muslim leaders knew that Muslims and Hindus had different beliefs and cultures. They wanted a separate political- and socio-economic system. After the passing of the Pakistan Resolution, the Muslim minority marked a transformation in British India of being a nation having distinct socio-cultural and political features.
The Lahore Resolution was passed by the working committee of the All India Muslim League. This resulted in the creation of Pakistan in August 1947 — the world’s first Islamic Republic.
خدا کرے میری ارض پاک پر اترے
وہ فصلِ گل جسے اندیشہء زوال نہ ہو
