Quaid-e-Azam’s Moral Statesmanship and Professor Khurshid Ahmad’s Message to the Youth
Quaid Day is not a ceremonial remembrance, but a renewal of commitment. Today’s youth must recognize themselves as custodians of the Quaid’s mission—responsible for preserving Pakistan’s ideological identity, upholding Islamic values, and striving for excellence with integrity. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was not merely the founder of Pakistan, but the most outstanding political leader of the Muslim Ummah in the twentieth century. His leadership combined constitutional brilliance, moral integrity, and an unwavering commitment to Islamic values. Pakistan, as he envisioned it, was not a state born of expediency but a moral project rooted in faith, justice, and human dignity. Professor Khurshid Ahmad, in his reflections—particularly in “Pakistan’s Economy — The Quaid’s Vision”—reiterates that Quaid-e-Azam’s message holds special significance for the youth of Pakistan. His remarks on Quaid Day are a call to moral responsibility, ideological clarity, and purposeful action. Pakistan Movement: A Moral and Civilizational Awakening As Professor Khurshid Ahmad consistently argues, the Pakistan Movement was not merely a struggle for territory or power, but a civilizational and ideological awakening. While thinkers such as Afghani, Abduh, and Allama Iqbal provided intellectual inspiration, it was Jinnah’s statesmanship that translated vision into reality. He stands, therefore, as the practical architect of Muslim















