Sir Zafarullah Khan, Pakistan First Foreign Minister reads his essay on CBS radio, 1950.

Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, KCSI (6 February 1893 - 1 September 1985) was a Pakistani diplomat,First Asian President of the International Court of Justice,President of the UN General Assembly, Pakistan's first foreign minister, renowned international jurist and a member as well as scholar of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Zafrullah was born on February 6, 1893, in Sialkot, Pakistan, the son of Nasrullah Khan. He graduated from the Government College, Lahore, in 1911. Between 1911 and 1914 he studied at King's College London and was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn. Returning to India he practised law in Sialkot, until July 1916, and lectured in the Law College, Lahore, during 1919 to 1924, and practised law in Lahore up to 1935.

This is evident from the following from Vali Khan's book:

"Writes the Viceroy: "I may do what I like it, including sending a copy to you; thirdly, the copies have been passed to Jinnah and I think to Hydari (Sir Akbar Hydari, then Prime Minister of the Nizam of Hyderabad), and, fourthly, while he, Zafrullah, cannot of course admit its authorship, his document has been prepared for adoption by the Muslim League with a view to be given the fullest publicity." The Viceroy explains that although the scheme had been drawn up at his instance, since Zafrullah was Qadiani, the Muslims' knowing that it was his handiwork would make it suspect in their eyes from the very start. Consider the dates. This letter was written on April 12, 1940. The plan had been sent earlier. A copy of it had also gone to Mr. Jinnah, and also to Sir Hydari (for the financing of it). Obviously it was much the same scheme that was adopted as the Pakistan Resolution just at that time, on March 23, 1940.[1]"

Career
Muhammad Zafrulla Khan was elected a member of the Punjab Legislative Council in 1926 and presided at the Delhi Meeting of the All-India Muslim League in 1931, where he advocated the cause of the Indian Muslims through his presidential address. He participated in the Round Table Conferences held in the years 1930, 1931, and 1932, and he was member of the Executive Council of the Viceroy of India during the years 1935 to 1941.

He became the Minister of Railways in May, 1935. In 1939, he represented India in the League of Nations. He was appointed the Agent General of India in China in the year 1942 and represented India as the Indian Government's nominee in the Commonwealth Relations Conference in 1945, where courageously spoke for the cause of India's freedom.

Thereafter, he was appointed Judge of the Federal Court of India in September 1941, which he held until June 1947. At the request of Mr. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, known by the title Quaid-e-Azam (Pakistan's founding father and first leader), he represented the Muslim League in July 1947 before the Radcliffe Boundary Commission and presented the case of the Muslims in a highly commendable manner. Zafrullah advised the Nawab of Junagadh that should he make the decision to join his state with Pakistan it would be both moral and legal. Nawab then proceeded to announce this decision.[2]

In October 1947, Zafrullah represented Pakistan in United Nations General Assembly as the head of the Pakistan delegation and advocated the stand of the Muslim world on the Palestinian issue. That year, he was appointed as Pakistan's (first) Foreign Minister, a post he held for 7 years.

In 1948 to 1954 he represented Pakistan at the Security Council (UN) and admirably advocated the case of liberation of the occupied Kashmir, Libya, Northern Ireland, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Morocco, and Indonesia.

In 1954 he became Judge of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, which he held until 1961. He became the Vice President of the International Court of Justice, the Hague, in 1958 and remained so until 1961. Then between 1961 to 1964, he was Pakistan's Permanent Representative at the UN, and in 1962 for 2 years was President of the UN General Assembly.

In March, 1958, he performed Umra and visited the shrine of Prophet Muhammad in Medina, Saudi Arabia. He also met Sultan Abdul Aziz Ibne Saud and stayed in the Royal Palace as the King's personal guest. He performed Hajj in the year 1967 and produced a new English translation of the Qur'an in 1970. The same year, he was elected President of the International Court of Justice, The Hague, a post he held until 1973. He lived in England for the period 1973 to 1983 and went back to Lahore, Pakistan in 1983 and died on September 1, 1985, after a protracted illness. He was buried in the city of Rabwah which was the world headquarters of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at that time with the current world headquarters being London, England.

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[zshah1961]

I have made a Google knol titled: Sir Zafrulla Khan, a Polymath: Introducing Islam to the West, it had more than 200 views this week. Search my and Sir Zafrulla Khan's name there.

[hamid1937]

To know a person one must know him at least for a year and deal with him listen to him in varied situations and travel with him. I did all that in his company. He was truthfu. He was a great man and loved and believed in Islam and its founder. Whatever he says I believe in is exactly what Zafrullah Khan believed. There is no one in right state of mind to doubt it. He was all that he said he believed. He was recognized Qaid e Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah

[MrQuickResponse]

In his speech in 1950s on CBS he beautifully introduced Islam when no one on CBS Radio would come dare to say things that goes against the teachings of Christianity as he categorically rejects the myth of Jesus dying or resurrected up on heaven alive. Instead he buries Jesus in Kashmir where even today his tomb is seen by most Kashmiris as tomb of Jesus.

[MrQuickResponse]

Well you all Wattoos, Bahrinx and others.... Need a quick fact check. Regardless of belief...one thing cannot be taken away from Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan that he fought cases by winning independence not only hand in hand with great leader Mohammad Ali Jinnah but also won the case of Kashmir for plebiscite in the UN. He fought for Palestine and most middle eastern countries. His work is on record forced Indians to let Kashmiris decide their own fate going with Pakistan or India.

[rizwanwattoo86]

this person is a pure qadiani, don't u listen him saying that Muhammad s a a w is the last law-bearing prophet & then says I believe that subordinate prophets will continue to arise in islam & on the other side, islamic belief is that no more prophet will be sent by Allah which is declared in quran & hadith. So who is this person which differenciates between the law-bearing prophet & the other one?

[muzammilmian03]

@dradnantaj123 What is worst is your Mullah or misguided Islamic and Extremist who have wrecked the image of Pakistan. Pakistan is lucky to have had Sir Zafarullah Khan, Don't live in a fantasy, WAKE UP!

[bahrinx]

@dradnantaj123

course to pakistan?

[bahrinx]

@dradnantaj123

on what basis to talk like that?

What evidence have you given to Islam?

[dradnantaj123]

Sir Zafarullah was worst person who has damaged cause of Islam & Pakistan