Theme of his vision: Sir Syed gave new life to a dead society which, within a short period, regained its vigour and self-confidence. Sir Syed discouraged the Muslims in joining the national movement through the Indian National Congress, formed in 1885. The actual credit for conceiving the idea of Pakistan goes not to Sir Syed but to Sir Mohammed Iqbal in the true sense of the term. Sir Syed had laid the foundation and Iqbal raised the structure which was finally finished by Mohammed Ali Jinnah. Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the chief architect of Pakistan, had traced the idea to Iqbal and said, “The idea of Pakistan it is well known, originated in the brain of the late Hazrat Allma Iqbal.

Source: Pakistan Today January 24, 2020 19:30 UTC