2. TWO NATION THEORY

3. Background of Partition:
Partition of India,1947
Background of Partition:
Two nation theory:
Muslim of south Asia believe that Islam and Hinduism are not only two religious but also two social orders that have given birth to two distinct cultures with no similarities.
Despite living together for more than a thousands years, they continued to develop different cultures and traditions.

4. Background of Partition:
Partition of India,1947
Background of Partition:
Two nation theory:
Their eating habits, music, architecture, and script, and even the language they speak and the dresses they wear are entirely different.
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan began the period the Muslim self awakening; Allama Iqbal proved the philosophical explanation; Jinnah translated it into a political reality.

5. Background of Partition:
Partition of India,1947
Background of Partition:
Two nation theory:
The basis of their (Muslim) nationhood is neither territorial, racial, linguistic nor ethnic, rather they are a nation because they belong to the same faith, Islam.
They demanded that areas where they were in majority should be constituted into a sovereign state.

6. Background of Partition:
Partition of India,1947
Background of Partition:
Two nation theory:
As early as in the beginning of the 11th century Al-Biruni observed that Hindus different form the Muslims in all matters and habits.
Speech made by Jinnah on March 22, 1940 was very similar to Al-Biruni’s thesis in theme and tone. In this speech, he stated that Hindus and Muslims belong to two different religious philosophies, with different social customs and literatures.

7. Background of Partition:
Partition of India,1947
Background of Partition:
Two nation theory:
They neither intermarry, indeed belong to two different civilizations whose very foundations are based on conflicting ideas and concepts.
He emphasized that in spite of the passage of about 1000 years the relations between the Hindus and Muslims could not attain the level of cordiality.

8. Background of Partition:
Partition of India,1947
Background of Partition:
Two nation theory:
That is why the main theme of Two Nation Theory was should be arranged separate territorial entity for the Muslim community in the sub continent.
Jinnah argued that, by the Muslim majority areas different sovereign states should be established.