He who regards territory as an idol may groan and cry if this idol is broken. If I could get even one square mile of land on which real sovereignty of Allah alone is established I would prefer that little piece to the whole length and breadth of India. The fact is that in the pre-independence era the Jama'at members in principle did not avail of the entire system of the colonial rule, including judiciary, election, etc. Voting in such a referendum is not repugnant to Shari'ah. As such wherever referendum is being held the members of the Jama'at are free to vote in this referendum.
Members are free to vote according to their own conscience.
He held him in great esteem. The first one is the death of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. For the last ten or twelve years, his personality had served as the focal point of the Muslims, corporate existence. After him, there is none among us, neither as an individual nor even as a group, who could draw people's love and command their respect, whose sincerity, wisdom, courage and fortitude could be banked upon and whose charisma could have pulled together the disparate elements of our national fabric. Whatever image and name Pakistan had inside and outside owed to his tested statesmanship.