Notes Quaid-i-Azam and Wakf-ul aulad Law

Abstract

Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was elected as a member of the Imperial Legislative Council in 1910 on a seat reserved for the Muslims from Bombay. He justified the trust reposed in him by moving Mussulman Wakf Validating Bill in 1911 and getting it enacted after some amendments in 1913. It was a major achievement of the Quaid-iAzam aimed at removing the ‘disability and great hardship’ that had been created by the decision of the Privy Council in the case of Abul Fata Mahomed Ishak and others v. Russomoy Dhur Chowdhry and others related to the Law of Wakf in India. In order to comprehend the significance of the Mussulman Wakf Validating Act 1913 for Indian Muslims, it is necessary to understand the background in which it was adopted.