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Mian Tufail Mohammad (Urdu: میاں طفيل محمد) (April 1914 - 25 June 2009) was a Pakistani political leader.
[edit] Early life and educationMian Tufail Mohammad was born in Kapurthala, Punjab State, India in an Arain family. He received his B.A. (Hons) in Physics and Mathematics from Government College, Lahore, with distinction in 1935 and completed his LL.B. (specializing in witness and land laws) in 1937 from the University Law College, Lahore, securing Second position. For his religious orientation, he owes much to Sayyid Abul A'ala Maududi and Maulana Amin Ahsan Islahi for taking his lessons in Qur'an and Hadith. He started his career as a Lawyer, working as junior to Justice Mohammad Sharif in 1938 in Jalandhar, but moved to his Kapurthala State after one year. He was the first Muslim lawyer of the princely State. In 1942 Mian sahab got married, He has 8 daughters and 4 sons, who are all happily married and settled in Pakistan. [edit] Political activitiesWhen the Jamaat political party was founded in August 1941, Mian Tufail Muhammad was one of its 75 founding members. He left the legal profession on 23 January 1942 and joined a relative in business in Lahore. His vehemence and intense zeal for the Islamic movement were noticed. In the All India Conference of the Jama'at in March, 1944, he was appointed the first permanent Secretary General (Qayyam) of the party. He immediately abandoned his business in Lahore and moved to Pathankot. From that moment on, he was always in company of Sayyed Mawdudi—attached to him physically and emotionally. Except for the periods when he was put in jail, he worked as Secretary General of the Jama'at till 1965. From January 1966 to 1972 he was Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami in West Pakistan and supported marshal law governments of ayub khan and general yahya. In between, he also assumed the position of Ameer-e-Jama'at of Pakistan when the occasion so demanded, particularly when Sayyed Mawdudi was ill and on leave. When Sayyed Mawdudi resigned as Ameer-e-Jama'at of Pakistan in October 1972, for health reasons, Mian Tufail Mohammad was elected as Ameer for five years. He was also elected for two more terms. In 1987 he declined further service in the post because of a long ailment, and Qazi Hussain Ahmad was elected to the top position. Mian Sahib confined himself to research work of the Idara-e-Ma'arif-e-Islamia in Mansoorah, Lahore. On several occasions he was invited by world leaders such as Gamal Abdul Nasser (President of Egypt)to be an advisor on political conflicts as jamaat islami Pakistan has links with Egyptian islamic elements. He has also led the first delegation from Karachi, Pakistan of Muslim World Leaders to Tehran after the formation of the Islamic government over there. At that time, Pakistan was the first country to recognize the new Iranian regime after the fall of Shah of Iran. [edit] Agitation for democracyDuring the Ayub era, nine prominent leaders belonging to different political parties were tried for mutiny under the Official Secret Act. The nine of them had decided to initiate a democratic movement; Mian tufail was one of the nine. The trial lingered on for two years. Ultimately, the case was taken back by the government,for lack of evidence. In 1965, the joint opposition was organized, he was one of its central leaders. Along with other leaders of the C.O.P., Mian Tufail toured the two wings of the country (East and West Pakistan) to create mass awareness and organize a strong national democratic movement.[1] That was the movement which gave the first upset to Ayub's rule. he then actively represented the Jama'at during the post-Tashkent period, in the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) and Democratic Action Committee (DAC). The result of these movements was the termination of Ayub rule in 1969 and the first ever general elections in the country in 1970. However, Mian Sahib faced a lot of difficulties. During July-August 1971—a period that no political leader from West Pakistan would normally dare step in East Pakistan—Mian Sahib was busy combing through roads and took the message of unity and Islamic brotherhood to various parts in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). [edit] U.D.F. and United Democratic Mahaz/Pakistan National AllianceMian Tufail Mohammad's played a central role in the foundation of the U.D.F. in March 1973 and the United Democratic Mahaz/Pakistan National Alliance in January 1977. The Front (?) agreed with the Bhutto government on the 1973 Constitution. However, later PNA played in the hands of army to provide an excuse to Zia-ul-Haq to end Bhutto's rule in 1977. [edit] Later careerLike Qazi Hussain Ahmad, Mian Sahib also did not have much time for literary activities. Yet some of his works are widely hailed. The Urdu rendition of 'Kashaf-al-Mahjub' and Dawat-e-Islami and Its Demands' (Urdu) co-authored with Sayyed Mawdudi and Amin Ahsan Islahi, are the prominent pieces. His articles and interviews to press are numerous and cover most scholarly and political topics. Invited by different world Islamic Movements, he has visited UK (1974), U.S. and Canada (1974), Iraq, Saudi Arabia (1975) and many more countries. He also has the honor of being one of the few early members of the Muslim World League. He has been specially associated with 'Rabita-al-Aalam-e-Islami' and the 'Aalami Masajid Conference'; of the latter he has been one of 26 members. In 1976 he participated in the Islamic Fiqh Conference. [edit] Media AppearancesMian Sahab in recent years appeared on Geo-tv program Aik din Geo kay sath where he spoke about his life-long experiences and his daily routine. Similarly, he also appeared on the popular Geo Television show Jawabdeh for a one on one interview with Iftikhar ahmed. [edit] Books
Several biographies have been written on his life and work. The most prominent one is the following:
[edit] DeathOn June 7 2009, he suffered a brain haemorrhage. He got hospitalized at Shaykh Zaid Hospital in Lahore. After staying in a state of coma for over 2 weeks Mian Sahab died on 25 June 2009 at the age of 95. A post-mortem conducted showed he died of brain hameorrage[2] He is survived by 8 daughters and 4 sons. He is further survived by more than 42 grand and 24 great grand children who live in Pakistan, Middle East and USA. His Jananzah was attended by thousands of people, including provincial and national level leaders of various political and religious parties. Some of the leaders attending his funeral include former President Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, Ejaz Ahmed Chaudhry (PTI Vice-President, Asadullah Bhutto also JI leaders including Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Syed Munawar Hassan and many many more. He was buried in Karim Block, Iqbal Town, Lahore on Friday 26 June 2009. [edit] LegacyMian Sahab will be remembered as an honest, simple and humble leader of one of the largest political parties in Pakistan. At the time of his death, the only asset he possessed was the house he lived in, add to it, those plain white shalwar-kameez’s that he wore, a Jinnah cap and a walking stick! [3] [edit] See also
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