23 March Lahore Resolution: Culmination of two Nation Theory
23 March Lahore Resolution: Culmination of two Nation Theory
Soon after the congress ministries from 1937 to 1939 and its
atrocities on Muslims of subcontinent. The 27th annual session of
All Indian Muslim league (AIML) was held in Minto Park (now named as Iqbal
Park), Lahore from 22-24 March, 1940.
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The session was presided by Muhammad Ali Jinnah, different
notable leaders addressed the annual session. The resolution for separate homeland
was prepared by Muhammad Zafarullah Khan and presented by A.K Fazlul Haq.
Quoting Resolution
No constitutional plan would be workable or acceptable to the Muslims unless geographical contiguous units are demarcated into regions which should be so constituted with such territorial readjustments as may be necessary. That the areas in which the Muslims are numerically in majority as in the North-Western and Eastern zones of India should be grouped to constitute independent states in which the constituent units shall be autonomous and sovereign.
Stanley Walport described the Muhammad Ali Jinnah address in the annual session as:
The moment when Jinnah, a former proponent of Hindu-Muslim unity, irrevocably transformed himself into the leader of the fight for an independent Pakistan.
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The resolution was seconded by all the Muslims leaders of the subcontinent and proved to be a culmination of two nation theory. The significance of this day in the light of Lahore resolution is celebrated each year as Pakistan day (Youm e Pakistan).
Six important factors in favor of Muslims after the resolution:
- The Lahore resolution proved to be an attractive and fair solution to the problems of Muslims at that time
- Given enthusiasm and impetus to freedom movement
- Lahore resolution was passed unanimously and later known as Pakistan Resolution.
- Muslims of the subcontinent united under one umbrella of Muslim League
- It joined all the Muslim leaders together to demand separate homeland
- Muslim League won majority Muslims seats (87%) in 1946 provincial elections in the sub-continent for the first time held under British rule.


Lahore Resolution was authored by Sir Sikander Hyat-Khan, not Zafrullah Khan.
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