But what lifts great leaders above others? In his book “Reflections on Leadership”, former US President Richard M. Nixon quotes Charles de Gaulle’s remark that

Nothing great is done without great men, and these are great because they willed it.

Great leadership is a unique form of art requiring both force and vision to an extraordinary degree. The more one reads about the life and times of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah the more one is struck by the fact just how very great a leader he was. He was a colossus, a man of iron will and unimpeachable integrity, a constitutionalist to the core, whose unyielding determination in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds resulted in the creation of Pakistan.

There is no other leader in history of whom it can be said that he created a new country. Muhammad Ali Jinnah was

the recipient of a devotion and loyalty seldom accorded to a man.

This was the glowing tribute that the President Truman of the United States paid to the Quaid-i-Azam. According to Allama Iqbal, Jinnah was

the only Muslim in India to whom the community had a right to look up for safe guidance.

Aziz Baig a top ranking writer and journalist says in his admire book Pakistan Faces India:

With the fire and faith of a Lincon, the courage and conviction of a Napoleon, the shrewdness and statesmanship of Disraeli, Jinnah rose like a mountain which over showed his worst detractors.

It was by his unflinching devotion and sincerity of spirit that he was able to wrench freedom from the unwilling hands of the Hindus and British. Quaid-i-Azam was a man of lofty character. All his life as a leader of the Muslims not for once did he exaggerated a situation in order to elicit a favorable political or social response. His love for truth governed his conduct. He spoke what he meant and never resorted to those underhand means which politicians generally employ to hoodwink the masses. His approach to a situation was always methodical and rational. He steered clear of emotion and based his thought and action on realistic principles. Mrs. Sarojini Naidu has rightly remarked:

He was pre-eminently rational and practical, discreet and dispassionate in his acceptance of life.

Quaid-i-Azam honesty, integrity and argumentative skill were admired by all those who did not see eye to eye with him in political matters. Sir Stafford Cripps who arrived in undivided India in 1946 to negotiate with the congress and Muslim league leaders regarding the political future of India was pronounced pro-congressite. His motives could not escape Jinnah’s penetrating intelligence. He described him

as a man of the highest probity and honor; difficult to negotiate with, for the very reason that he was so determined in his purpose.

Field Marshall Sir Claude Auchinleck said of Jinnah,

I admired him; his tenacity and tremendous personality – his inexorable determination.

Apart from being a man of outstanding character, he was endowed with a piercing intellectual vision. No other Muslim in his time could visualize the plight of the Muslims in case the British left the subcontinent in the hands of the dominating congress party. He could perceive the Banya designs that they did not have any sincere desire to promote the welfare of Muslims but were determined to dominate those who had ruled over them from the very first day of their entry into the sub-continent. But for Jinnah’s astuteness and foresight, the Hindus would have succeeded in turning the tables on the Muslims of India. Therefore, he decided to lead and organize the Muslims not because he had any personal ambition but because the Muslim nation stood in need of a leader who could guide it sincerely at that critical juncture of time and protect it efficiently against the evil designs of Hindus and the positively unsympathetic attitude while working for the Muslim League he was not aiming at the projection of his personal image but was selflessly working for the attainment of Pakistan so that the Muslims of the Subcontinent could have a country which they could call their own. He thus succeeded in rescuing his nation from slavery and servitude.

Jinnah’s faith in himself was incredible. You must have read the story of his reply to the judge who said to him: “Mr. Jinnah remember that you are not addressing a third class magistrate.” Jinnah answered, “My Lord, allow me to warn you that you are not addressing a third-class pleader.” In accomplishing the task he had taken upon himself on the morrow of Pakistan’s birth, Jinnah, to quote Symonds:

had worked himself to death, but had contributed more than any other man to Pakistan’s survival.

He died on September 11, 1948. To quote Lord Pathic Lawrence, secretary of state for India (1945-47), who had headed the cabinet Mission in 1946,

Gandhi died by the hands of an assassin, Jinnah died by his devotion to Pakistan.

But I deem it wise to say heroes like him never die. Do they? 

Few individuals significantly alter the course of history. Fewer still modify the map of the world. Hardly anyone can be credited with creating a nation-state. Mohammad Ali Jinnah did all three

Note: The Author of this essay is my former teacher. I love this essay and that is why I have shared it with you all. It is beautifully written and gives some insight into the life of one of the greatest leaders of 20th century.

There is a woman who goes door to door for help. She is usually in need of Medicine, Cloths and some money. 

She came to our house and my mother helped her. I asked my mom who is she? My mom replied:

“She is alone in this world. She had only one son and he was in Pakistan Army. In 1965 war with India, her son was among the Martyred. When they brought his body to her house; her husband, after looking at his son’s corpse, died right there on the door step. That day they had Janazas (Prayer for the Dead) of two people, son and father. From that day, she is alone. She used to live in her house but somehow she lost its ownership. Then she took refuge in Data Darbar(a famous tomb in Lahore) and lived there for long time. Afterwards, a man brought her to his house and gave her a room to live, and daily meal. A doctor in that area checks her for free since she has blood sugar and high blood pressure problem along with other sicknesses. She gets Rs. 500 per month from government which hardly covers one week’s drugs bill.”

I believe she is the one who is our real hero. The dead are gone but the alive are suffering still. If she had not lost her son then she had not lost her husband and things would have been different for her. 

I urge you all to find such people in your vicinity and help them as much as possible. We owe her as we owe her son.

The “RATS” or moles are the politicians who have disbanded their sinking ships (political parties ) and jumped on to the bandwagon of Pakistan Tahreek - e - Insaf. These moles are no good for anyone but themselves and will eventually destroy the good name of PTI as well as Imran Khan. It is their way of life, to stand on the shoulders of others and when their supporter has no more power / will to hold them high, they find another shoulder. They are the very rats who feed on the hulls of their ships and once the ship start sinking they get aboard other ships. 

the “RATS” have infested the vessel of #PTI and soon they’ll eat through the hull and sink the ship and then would move to another vessel

http://twitter.com/#!/UmairP/status/149008605415346176

If only Imran Khan had an iota of intelligence —- if only. The man and his party is not in a position, any more, to bring a change in the country. 

I personally feel betrayed after the recent events. It was a promising start by the great cricket legend to bring a positive change in this country. He asked for our (youth’s) help to bring a change but he turned out to be another one of those politicians who care for power and power only.

God Save Pakistan!