Then I come to the fourth paragraph:
“Wherein the principles of democracy, freedom, equality, tolerance and social justice, as enunciated by Islam, shall be fully observed”.
Of course, they are beautiful words: Democracy, freedom, equality, everything. Now about this portion I had some discussion with some Maulanas from the Punjab. What they told me must be from their religious books. I shall repeat here. If I commit any blunder, I wish to be corrected.
In this connection, you say “equal rights”, but at the same time with limitations as enunciated by Islam. Is there any equal right in an Islamic country? Was there any... An honorable Member: “There was in Islamic countries” It was not between Muslims and non-Muslims. We are now divided into Congress Party and Muslim League Party here for framing constitution and suppose after framing of this constitution we face election, and parties are formed on different alignment, there may not be Congress, there may not be Muslim League, because the Congress has fulfilled its mission of attaining independence and Muslim League has also got Pakistan. There may be parties of have and have-nots-and they are bound to be-and have-nots party may have a leader coming from non-Muslims. Will he be allowed to be the head of the administration of a Muslim State? It is not a fact that a non-Muslim cannot be head of the administration in a Muslim State? I discussed this question and I was told that he could not be allowed to be the head of the administration of a Muslim State. Then what is the use of all this? The question is whether there can be Juma Namaz in a country with a non-Muslim as its head. I am told that a country where a non-Muslim is the Head of the administration-as was, in India, the Britishers were the head of the administration-according to the interpretations of Muslim rules and I do not know much of them-Muslims cannot say their Juma Namaz. As an instance, I cite a case and I think, the Honorable President also knows about it-in the District of Faridpur, Dudu Mea's party. They do not say Juma Namaz. His grandson, Pir Badshah Mea, told me that “in a country where the head is a non-Muslim, there cannot be Juma Namaz". Therefore, the words “equal rights as enunciated by Islam” aery-I do not use any other word-a camouflage. It is only a hoax to us, the non-Muslims.
There cannot be equal rights as enunciated by Islam. If the State is formed without any mandate of the religion, anybody whether Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist who can get votes can become its head, as such there would be difficulty if we accept this Resolution as it is. It cuts at the root of equal rights. I read out a portion of a book-it is not my book, it is not a Congress book, it is a Jamat-i-Islam publication from Lahore and it was handed over to me. I read a few lines from this book-Page 30:
“The preceding statement makes it quite clear that Islam is not democracy; for democracy is the name given to that particular form of Government in which sovereignty ultimately rests with the people, in which legislation depends both in its form and content on the force and direction of public opinion and laws are modified and altered, to correspond to changes in that opinion. If a particular legislation is desired by the mass of people steps have to be taken to place it on the Statute Book if the people dislike any law
