| Date |
Event |
| 1901 |
Rejoined the legal profession, with the ultimate ambition to earn Rs. 1,500 a day |
| 1902, Apr 17 |
His father, Jinnah Poonja, died in Bombay |
| No date |
Took the membership of the Orient Club at Bombay |
| 1903 |
Joined Municipal Corp., Bombay, as Legal Adviser; wrote to Lord Curzon regarding the memorial of Maharaja of Patiala |
| 1904, Feb 17 |
Filed his nomination papers to become a Member of Bombay Corp. |
| Mar 10 |
Elected to Bombay Corp. as one of the 16 elected members, out of its over 400 mostly nominated member |
| Jul 28 |
Attended the meeting of Indian National Congress Reception Committee in Bombay |
| 1905, Apr 12 |
Attended a meeting organized by the Bombay President Association |
| May 2 |
Nominated as Representative of the Bombay President Association, along with Gokhale, to the forthcoming Congress deputation to
England to plead the Indian case before the British electorate, the Parliament/Parliamentary candidates and political leaders during
the upcoming elections |
| Dec |
Shifted to the Second floor of a two storeyed building at Kolaba, Bombay |
| 1906, Mar |
Resigned from membership of Bombay Corp. |
| Sep - Oct |
Attended a meeting of Bombay President Association, presided over by Sir Firoz Shah Mehta, which discussed the proposal to
build a memorial to honor Justice Badruddin Tyabji at Bombay |
| Oct |
As Member of Bombay President Association, signed its Memorandum to Lord Minto, opposing separate electorates |
| Oct 9-10 |
Spoke at a public meeting to condole the death of Badruddin Tyabji, W.C. Bonnerjee and A. M. Bose |
| Dec 11 |
Elected as delegate to Congress from Bombay, by the Bombay President Association |
| Dec 26-29 |
Served as Private Secretary to Dadabhai Naoroji, President Indian National Congress , Calcutta Session |
| Dec 27 |
Spoke on Wakf alal-Aulad Resolution moved by Khan Bahadur Moulvi Mohammed Yusuf at Calcutta |
| Dec 28 |
Spoke on A. Chaudhuri's Resolution on self-government.; his first reported political speech |
| Dec 30-31 |
All India Muslim League founded at Dacca session of the Muhammadan Educational Conference |
| 1907, Jan 8 |
Elected vice-president of the Indian Muslim Association, formed at a meeting at Calcutta, to work in cooperation with other
communities for the political and economic advancement of the Indian people as well as to ventilate special grievances of the
Muslim community and to safeguard their interests |
| Feb |
Elected Member Executive Committee, Anjuman-i-Ziaul-Islam, Bombay; established contact with Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar in
various Anjuman's meetings |
| Mar |
Served as the head of the petition counsel on behalf of Mehta, Rao Bahadur Nagardas Narottamdas Nanavati, Sir Balchandra
Krishan, Messrs. Jehangir Bomanji Petit and Hormusji Ardeshir Wadia in the suits filed at the Small Causes Court against rigging
in the Bombay Corp. election on February 20 |
| Oct 8 |
Attended meeting of Anjuman-i-Zia-ul-Islam |
| Oct 14 |
Buddha Jubilee meeting at Bombay decided to include his name among the speakers at one of its functions |
| Nov 10 |
Attended a meeting of the Central Standing Committee of the Indian National Congress under Mehta's Chairmanship in Bombay, to
decide upon the venue of the next Indian National Congress session |
| Nov 29 |
Attended meeting of Bombay President Association given in honor of a British Member of Parliament |
| Dec 9 |
Attended All India Congress Committee meeting at Bombay which decided to hold the annual session at Surat |
| Dec 26-27 |
Attended Surat Congress where it was split between the Moderates and the Extremists |
| Dec 28-29 |
Appointed as legal expert on a Committee set up by the Moderates to draft new rules for the party on the lines of the
self-government |
| 1908, Jun 24 |
Pleaded in the Bombay HC for the release of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, who was being prosecuted for writing certain "objectionable
articles in the Kesari" |
| Jul 1 |
Filed a bail application on Tilak's behalf at the Bombay before Justice Daver |
| Jul (early) |
Gave a talk on "The Indians in Transvaal" before a well attended meeting at the Anjuman-i-lslam Hall, Bombay |
| Jul (mid) |
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi revealed that there was a suggestion to invite Mohammed Ali Jinnah to join the Indian campaign
in Transvaal |
| Dec |
Became Member, Subjects Committee. and All India Congress Committee. Attended Madras Congress , where, speaking on the reforms
proposals "from the Mohammedan point of view", thanked Morley for his labors in connection with the reforms |
| Dec 29 |
In a brief speech, supported Surendranath Banerjea's Resolution on Reform proposals, at the Madras Indian National Congress
Session elected as member of All India Congress Committee |
| 1909, Aug 1 |
Attended a large public meeting of the Anjuman-i-Zia-ul-Islam moved; Resolution calling for consulting the Muslim leaders,
in creation of constituencies for Muslim separate electorates |
| 1910, Jan 4 |
Elected to Council of the Governor General (ILC) by nonofficial members of Bombay Council for the seat reserved for Muslim
of Bombay |
| Jan 25 |
Took oath of office as Additional Member ILC |
| Feb 8 |
Sided with Gokhale's amendment on Press Bill, in the Council |
| Feb 25 |
Asked question about British Government's stand on the position of Muslim Wakf Law. Supported Gokhale's Resolution on
Indentured Labor for Natal. During his speech clashed with Lord Minto, the Viceroy |
| Mar 23 |
Spoke on the need for a Polytechnic College, in Council |
| Jun |
Attended farewell party given in Bombay by Khwaja Yusaf Shah in honour of Justice Shah Din |
| Aug |
Contributed Rs.100 towards fund for Indians in Transvaal |
| Dec 26-29 |
Attended Allahabad Congress session; moved Resolution deprecating the "extension or application of the principle of separate
communal electorates to Municipalities, District Boards or other local bodies"; stressed that the Resolution embodied only his
"personal views" and was not based on a "mandate from the Muslim Community" for moving the Resolution |
"In a nutshell, Patient Welfare Society wants to join - and lead - others in helping the world see. One way we achieve
this goal is by giving the Gift of Sight to needy people in
Pakistan... read more
SURAH AL-MAIDA, V. 11
Ali Jinnah (Quaid-e-Azam) was not a man who courted popularity...
if he had any ambitions, it was that his name should live on with Pakistan
