Quotes by Muhammad Ali Jinnah

About Muhammad Ali Jinnah:

Muhammad Ali Jinnah is revered in Pakistan as Quaid-i-Azam Urdu: ???? ????? (Great Leader) and Baba-i-Qaum Urdu: ?????? ???? (Father of the Nation). His birthday is observed as a national holiday.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Expect the best, Prepare for the worst.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Think 100 times before you take a decision, But once that decision is taken, stand by it as one man.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Come forward as servants of Islam, organize the people economically, socially, educationally and politically and I am sure that you will be a power that will be accepted by everybody.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

You will have to make up for the smallness of your size by your courage and selfless devotion to duty, for it is not life that matters, but the courage, fortitude and determination you bring to it.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Democracy is in the blood of Musalmans, who look upon complete equality of manhood [mankind]…[and] believe in fraternity, equality and liberty.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

No nation can rise to the height of glory unless your women are side by side with you. We are victims of evil customs. It is a crime against humanity that our women are shut up within the four walls of the houses as prisoners. There is no sanction an...

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

No settlement with the majority is possible as no Hindu leader speaking with any authority shows any concern or genuine desire for it.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

India is not a nation, nor a country. It is a subcontinent of nationalities.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Any idea of a United India could never have worked and in my judgment it would have led us to terrific disaster.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

I do not believe in taking the right decision, I take a decision and make it right.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

The great majority of us are Muslims. We follow the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed (may peace be upon him). We are members of the brotherhood of Islam in which all are equal in rights, dignity and self-respect. Consequently, we have a special and ...

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

We have undoubtedly achieved Pakistan, and that too without bloody war and practically peacefully, by moral and intellectual force, and with the power of the pen, which is no less mighty than that of the sword and so our righteous cause has triumphed...

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

You are free; you are free to go to your temples. You are free to go to your mosques or to any other places of worship in this State of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion, caste or creed—that has nothing to do with the business of the State.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Do not forget that the armed forces are the servants of the people. You do not make national policy; it is we, the civilians, who decide these issues and it is your duty to carry out these tasks with which you are entrusted.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

I sincerely hope that they (relations between India and Pakistan) will be friendly and cordial. We have a great deal to do...and think that we can be of use to each other (and to) the world.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

No nation can ever be worthy of its existence that cannot take its women along with the men. No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men. There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen....

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Pakistan not only means freedom and independence but the Muslim Ideology which has to be preserved, which has come to us as a precious gift and treasure and which, we hope other will share with us.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

That freedom can never be attained by a nation without suffering and sacrifice has been amply borne out by the recent tragic happenings in this subcontinent.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Failure is a word unknown to me.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Author Bio

  • NameMuhammad Ali Jinnah
  • Descriptionlawyer, politician and statesman, and the founder of Pakistan
  • AliasesMahomedali Jinnahbhai; Quaid-i-Azam; Baba-i-Qaum
  • BornDecember 25, 1876
  • DiedSeptember 11, 1948
  • CountryPakistan
  • ProfessionPolitician