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Home | News & Society | Politics On October 24, 1906, the Imam wrote a letter to Mohsin al-Mulk, emphasizing to form a Muslim organization what had been achieved at Simla. The letter reads: "It may well be that provincial associations should be formed with the aim of safeguarding the political interests of Muslims in various portions of India and similarly some central organization for the whole." In the meantime, the All-India Muslim Educational Conference met at Dacca on December 30, 1906 and the Imam's letter was circulated among the delegates. The Conference unanimously resolved that a political association styled as the All-India Muslim League be formed to promote among the Muslims the loyalty to the British government, to protect and advance the political rights and interests of Muslims, and to prevent the rise among Muslims of India of any feeling of hostility towards other communities. The Imam was thus elected permanent President of the All-India Muslim League and Syed Hussain Bilgrami was made the Honorary Secretary. M. Abdul Aziz writes in The Crescent in the Land of the Rising Sun (London, 1941, p. 140) that, "It is well known that His Highness the Aga Khan was the first President of The All-India Moslem League and the way in which he took a keen and sympathetic interest in the organization and development of the League, is shown from his letter of appreciation in his capacity as its first President." According to The Foundations of Pakistan (ed. by Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada, Dacca, 1969, 1:33), "In tracing the origins of Pakistan, some commentators give decisive importance to the separate electorates secured by the Muslim Deputation which was received by the Viceroy Lord Minto at Simla on October 1, 1906. The event has been described in the Diary of Lady Minto as `an epoch in Indian history.'" According to The Encyclopaedia Americana (1980, 1:327), "The delegation established the Muslim League, which carried the seeds of Muslim separation and eventual creation of Pakistan." Aziz Ahmed also writes in Islamic Modernism in India and Pakistan (London, 1967, p. 66) that, "One of the chief promoters of this design of Muslim separatism in subcontinent was the Agha Khan." At the sixth annual session of Muslim League held on March 22-23, 1913 at Lucknow, the Imam resigned from the presidency. He hinted a numerous reasons, but did not propose to cut himself away from the League. "Resignation" he said, "frees me from that necessarily judicial character that attaches to the presidency. The League does not need a leader but leaders." According to Encyclopaedia of Asian History (ed. Ainslie T. Embree, London, 1988, 1:47), "The Ismaili leader, Agha Khan, who presided over the League's destiny from 1906 to 1913, and resigned on November 3, 1913." On the seventh session of the League at Agra, held on December 30-31, 1913, Syed Wazir Hasan (1874-1947), the Secretary of League from 1912 to 1929, announced the resignation of the Imam in the meeting, expressing, according to the Foundations of Pakistan (Dacca, 1969, 1:323) that, "it would be a calamity for Muslims when His Highness resigned." Sir Ibrahim Rahimtullah appealed to the Imam not to place his resignation in their hands today and to continue as President till the rules of the League were altered. The Imam said that he would remain President for the time suggested. He said also that in no case, it would severe his connection with the League as Vice-President. In a meeting of the Council of the League, held on February 25, 1914, the Imam was declared the Vice-President of Muslim League, and Sir Ali Muhammad Khan (1879-1931), the Raja of Mahmudabad was elected as the second President of Muslim League in the eight session at Bombay on December 30, 1915. Article Source: http://www.articlewheel.com
Mumtaz Ali Tajddin S. Ali is an popular Ismaili Scholar, He has written many books and article on Ismailism, he has written articles on Aga Khan health & education services also an article on All India Muslim League, must read the Encyclopedia written by Mumtaz Ali.
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