In his later years and especially after his death, a large number of stories about the boyhood of Pakistan's founder were circulated: that he spent all his spare time at the police court, listening to the proceedings, and that he studied his books by the glow of street lights for lack of other illumination.
Pada tahun-tahun berikutnya dan khususnya setelah kematiannya, sejumlah besar cerita tentang masa kecil pemimpin Pakistan tersebut tersebar: bahwa ia menjalani seluruh waktunya di kantor polisi, mempelajari pemprosesan, dan bahwa ia mempelajari buku-bukunya dengan sinar lampu jalan karena kurangnya penerangan di tempat lainnya.