| Date |
Event |
| 1876, Dec 25 |
Born at Kharadar, Karachi |
| 1882 |
Tutor engaged to teach him Gujerati at home |
| 1883 |
Admitted to Sind Madrasatul Islam, Karachi |
| 1887, Jul 4 |
Admitted to Sind Madrasatul Islam in First Standard English. Later went to Bombay with his aunt, Manbai. Admitted to Anjuman-i-Islam School, Bombay |
| Dec 23 |
Re-admitted to Sind Madrasatul Islam on return to Karachi |
| 1892, Jan 30 |
Left Sind Madrasatul Islam, while in Fifth Standard English, to marry Emibai, daughter of Leera Khemji, a Khoja Ismaili and a rich wood merchant of Bombay, at the behest of his mother. Married to Emibai at Paneli, Gondal State, Kathiawar |
| Mar 8 |
Joined Christian Mission School, Karachi, in Standard VI |
| Oct 28 |
Established a partnership firm with his uncle Valji Poonja, cousin Ghanji Valji and his father |
| Oct 31 |
Last day of attendance in Church Mission School, Karachi |
| Nov (1st week) |
Left for England for training in business at the Grahams Shipping and Trading Company, London, on Sir Leigh Croft's advice
Note:
According to a recent version, he left for England in Jan 1893. If that be the case, he would not have heard Naoroji's speech in the British Parliament as reported in a subsequent entry. |
| Dec |
Reached London; stayed in a hotel |
| 1893, Jan |
Moved to a single room apartment at 40 Glazbury Road, West Kensington |
| Feb 1 |
Opened an account in Royal Bank of Scotland, 123 Bishop Gate Street, London |
| Feb |
Decided to take the Entrance examination, known at that time as "Little Go", in order to obtain admission to one of the Inns, to prepare himself for the Bar |
| Apr 25 |
Petitioned the Master of the Bench of the Honorable Society of Lincoln's Inn, for exemption from Latin portion of the preliminary examination |
| May 25 |
Got through the preliminary examination |
| Jun 5 |
Joined Lincoln's Inn |
| Sep |
His mother died in Karachi |
| 1894, Apr |
Shifted to 35 Russell Road, Kensington, a house owned by Mrs. F.E. Page Drake, where he lived consistently up to completion of his studies |
| 1895, Feb 10 |
Obtained a readers card from the British Museum and signed as "M.A. Jinnah" |
| Apr 2-4 |
Appeared in Easter examination; passed all the papers |
| Apr 23 |
Declared successful in the examination |
| No date |
Family left Karachi and got settled in Bombay permanently |
| 1896, Apr 14 |
Requested to have his name altered from "Mohammad Ali Jinnahbhai" to "Mohammad Ali Jinnah |
| Apr 29 |
Called to the Bar |
| May 11 |
Degree of Bar-at-Law conferred on him by Lincoln's Inn |
| Jul 15 |
His last day in London |
| Aug |
Returned to India in the first week of August and stayed at Apollo Hotel at Bombay |
| Aug 24 |
Enrolled as an advocate at Bombay High Court; started legal practice |
| Sep |
Visited Karachi for appearing before the District Courts for defending two litigation cases |
| Dec 9 |
The judgments were announced in his favor |
| 1897, Jan |
Returned to Bombay and shifted from Apollo Hotel to an apartment at Apollo Bandar |
| Jul 8 |
Attended first public meeting at Bombay College Hall, presided by Justice Badruddin Tyabji, Judge, Bombay High Court |
| Aug 11 |
Attended Muhammadans meeting of all denominations to celebrate Prophet Muhammad's (s.a.w.) birthday at Anjuman-i-Islam School building; Nawab Mohsinul Mulk delivered the President address |
| No date |
Got the privilege of using the library of Mr. Maepherson, an Acting Advocate General of Bombay |
| 1898, Apr 6-15 |
Attended two meetings of Anjuman-i-Islam organized by Justice Badruddin Tyabji |
| Sep - Oct |
Appeared in cases before the Bombay Police Courts and Bombay High Court |
| 1899, No date |
Gained the popularity among the lawyers as the youngest but skillful lawyer. Appeared in several cases with the Mehta group of lawyers that included the renowned Bahadurji |
| Dec 29 |
Attended a function to honor Adamji Peerbhoy for conferment of the office of Sheriff by Goverment of Bombay, Lord Sandhurst |
| 1900, May 4 |
Acted as Third President Magistrate, Bombay |
| Jun 5 |
Wrote a letter to Justice Badruddin Tyabji, Judge, Bombay High Court, to seek his opinion in certain service matters |
| Nov 3 |
Successfully completed his six months tenure as Third President Magistrate |
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