Jinnah of Pakistan
Visitors
Day in and day out, the visitors come and go. The new generation walks on the paved
path towards the mausoleum. The children run up and down the steps in
youthful mirth and lively spirit. A child stops to take off the shoes
in deference to the eastern practice of honouring the great. The youngsters
have not seen the Quaid, but they have heard of his greatness from their
parents. They look in reverential wonder at the mysterious glory built
up about him, and also visit the chamber where his companions lie in different
graves. They bow down their heads to receive the blessing of a hidden
past on the back for future hard work for the glory of Pakistan. An old
man sits on a bench to pen down his sentiments about the Quaid in a letter
to a friend. Still away descend from the mausoleum, step by step, an aged
couple, remembering the old days when they had a glance of Quaid-e-Azam
on the day Pakistan was born. Their wrinkled faces show the glow of their
love and esteem for the great leader. It is this spirit of glorious continuity
that makes the Quaid-e-Azam live for ever and imparts to his mausoleum
a sanctity that is the honour of Pakistan.
Courtesy: Prof. Ahmad Hasan Dani, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad