Pakistan Ka Matlab Kya La Ilaha Illallah

Pakistan ka matlab kya, La Illaha Illal Allah. (Urdu: پاکستان کا مطلب کیا لاالہ الا اللہ — ; lit. What does Pakistan mean?... There is no God but Allah) was a Pakistan Movement couplet and political slogan coined in 1943 by the Sialkot-born Urdu poet Asghar Sodai.[1][2]

The slogan became a battle cry and greeting for the Muslim League, which was struggling for an independent country for the Muslims of South Asia, when World War II ended and the Pakistan independence movement geared up.[3] This slogan shows the Islamic identity of Pakistan too.[4] In the present day, this slogan is mainly used by Pakistani Islamic religio-political parties in their rallies.

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References

  1. ↑ Ayres, Alyssa (2009). Speaking Like a State: Language and Nationalism in Pakistan. Cambridge University Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-521-51931-1.
  2. ↑ "Death anniversary of poet Asghar Saudai observed". www.radio.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 19 May 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Ḥasan, Khālid (2001). Remembrances. Vanguard. ISBN 9789694023526. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Ayres, Alyssa (2006). "Religious Violence beyond Borders". In Linell E. Cady; Sheldon W. Simon (eds.). Religion and Conflict in South and Southeast Asia: Disrupting Violence. Routledge. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-134-15306-0.
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