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Two students of the first Muslim school in Bombay, British India, contributed to
Muslims in a major way. The first was a brilliant barrister, Mohammad Ali Jinnah,
the founder of Pakistan nation, also known as Quaid e Azam. The second was
Abdullah Yusuf Ali whose translation of the Quran is the most used English
translation of the Quran in the world.p
In 1940 Mohammad Ali Jinnah was instrumental in getting the Muslim League
formally to adopt Dr. Mohammad Iqbal's vision of a separate state for Muslims. A
year later, Jinnah summed up the implications of this vision of a separate state for
Muslims with his customary eloquence:p
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c ! is in essence a glowing tribute to a man who hasn't only left behind him a legacy, a
nation of devouts, but is also revered by an age as one of the greatest statesmen in the history of
mankind. The story of a man, whose unflinching resolve and single minded devotion, resulted in the
creation of a homeland for the Muslims of the sub-continent. Read its reviews at Inside Out c
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The March of Time was one of the most famous US weekly newsreel series. In the early 1940's, when
wartime rationing limited international newsreel coverage, The March of Time sent a crew to India and
produced two complete 35mm film newsreels, "India in Crisis" and "India at War" (May and June 1942).
Each ten minute program, which also depicted a few shots of Jinnah, was seen by millions across the US
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Quaid's Address to the Nation Listen to a thought-provoking address of Muhammad Ali Jinnah over the
radio from Lahore, on August 15th, 1947, to a country then only a few hours old. p
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