Dina as a Child

Dina (Deenbai) Wadia is the daughter of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, founding father of Pakistan. Image File history File links This file has been listed on Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images, because it is missing information on its source or copyright status. ... Jump to: navigation, search Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Mohammad Ali Jinnah office: 1st Governor-General of Pakistan Term of office: August 14, 1947 – September 11, 1948 Succeeded by: Khawaja Nazimuddin Date of birth: December 25, 1876 Place of birth: Wazir Mansion, Karachi Wives: Emibai, Rattanbai Petit...

Early life

She (Dina) was born in London shortly after midnight on August 14-15 in 1919 "oddly enough", in Stanley Wolpert's words, "precisely twenty-eight years to the day and hour before the birth of Jinnah's other offspring, Pakistan". Her arrival was signaled when her parents, Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Ruttie Jinnah were in a theatre "but they were obliged to leave their box hurriedly". There is another reference to Dina in Wolpert's "Jinnah of Pakistan" from the period that the Quaid spent in London in 1930-33, "the least political years" of his adult life. Jump to: navigation, search August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Prof. ... Jump to: navigation, search Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Mohammad Ali Jinnah office: 1st Governor-General of Pakistan Term of office: August 14, 1947 – September 11, 1948 Succeeded by: Khawaja Nazimuddin Date of birth: December 25, 1876 Place of birth: Wazir Mansion, Karachi Wives: Emibai, Rattanbai Petit... Mrs. ...

"Dina was his sole comfort, but Dina was away at school most of the time and home only for brief holidays. She was a dark-eyed beauty, lithe and winsome. She had her mother's smile and was pert or petulant as only an adored, pampered daughter could be to her doting father. He had two dogs, one formidable black Doberman, the other a white West Highland Terrier". This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...

In the same paragraph, Wolpert writes: "In November of 1932, Jinnah read H.C. Armstrong's life of Kemal Ataturk, Grey Wolf, and seemed to have found his own reflection in the story of Turkey's great modernist leader. It was all he talked about for a while at home, even to Dina who nicknamed him 'Grey Wolf'. Being only thirteen, her way of cajolingly pestering him to take her to High Road to see Punch and Judy, who surfaced in Hampstead every Sunday, was, 'Come on, Grey Wolf, take me to a pantomime; after all, I am on my holidays'."The time was a blissful one spent in London. But they later grew apart, Dina never joined her father in Pakistan. She came to Karachi only for his funeral. Jump to: navigation, search Karachi (كراچى) is the largest city in Pakistan and the capital of the province of Sindh. ...

Rifts with her father

Mr. Qutbuddin Aziz in his book Jinnah & Islam wrote the following:

"Jinnah’s chauffeur during his London years (1930-35) Bradbury, told me in London in 1984 that Jinnah went to a mosque in East London for Eid prayers and many Muslims visited him in his Hampstead home to greet him on Eid. He asked his sister, Fatima, to teach her niece, Dina (Jinnah’s only daughter) about Islam and the holy Qur'an. … According to Bradbury, pork and ham were not served in the Jinnah home in Hampstead."

Dina in London

The relationship was marred by the fact that Dina wanted to marry a Parsi-born Christian, Neville Wadia. Jinnah tried to dissuade her, just like Sir Dinshaw had tried to influence his daughter many years ago, but to no avail. Justice Chagla recalls, " Jinnah, in his usual imperious manner, told her that there were millions of Muslim boys in India, and she could have anyone she chose. Then the young lady…replied: 'Father, there were millions of Muslim girls in India. Why did you not marry one of them?'" Jump to: navigation, search In this article, all English Quranic quotes will be taken from Yusuf A. Alis translation. ... Image File history File links This file has been listed on Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images, because it is missing information on its source or copyright status. ... Image File history File links This file has been listed on Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images, because it is missing information on its source or copyright status. ...

The relationship became formal after she married. They did correspond, he addressed her formally as 'Mrs. Wadia'. Dina and Neville lived in Bombay and had two children, a boy and a girl. Shortly after that they separated.

Religious differences

Jinnah married a Parsi - Zoroastrian Persians who settled in India. Jump to: navigation, search Parsi is: A person from Pars (the middle-Persian word for Fars), a region now within the geographical boundaries of Iran, and is roughly the original homeland of the Persian people. ... Zoroastrianism was adapted from an earlier, polytheistic faith by Zarathushtra (Zoroaster) in Persia very roughly around 1000 BC (although, in the absence of written records, some scholars estimates are as late as 600 BC). ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the ethnic Persians (Iranians) of Iran. ...

Dina's son Nusli Wadia born a Christian, decided to convert back to Zoroastrianism settling back into the industrially wealthy Parsi community of Bombay. Image File history File links This file has been listed on Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images, because it is missing information on its source or copyright status. ... Nusli Wadia is the son of Dina Wadia and the grandson of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan. ... This article or section should be merged with Mumbai Mumbai (previously known as Bombay) is the worlds most populous conurbation, and is the sixth most populous agglomeration in the world. ...

Jinnah Mansion dispute

Pakistan's claim to the Jinnah House in Mumbai may never be accepted because of a counter-claim by the founder of the nation's ageing daughter, Dina Wadia, and her millionaire son, Nusli Wadia. Nusli Wadia is the son of Dina Wadia and the grandson of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan. ...

During his visit to India, President Gen Pervez Musharraf had renewed Pakistan's claim to the house which was built by the Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah in 1936 when he returned to Bombay from England to take charge of the Muslim League. The president had suggested to Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee that it should be given to Pakistan so that it could be turned into a consulate. But Dina Wadia (who lives in New York), wrote to the Indian prime minister demanding that the house on the Malabar Hill, now worth $15 million, be given to her. Jump to: navigation, search General Pervez Musharraf (Urdu: ; born August 11, 1943, Near Delhi, India) became de facto Head of Government (using the title Chief Executive and assuming extensive powers) of Pakistan on October 12, 1999 following a bloodless coup détat. ... This article or section should be merged with Mumbai Mumbai (previously known as Bombay) is the worlds most populous conurbation, and is the sixth most populous agglomeration in the world. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... Muhammed Ali Jinnah, the Great Leader of the Muslim League The All India Muslim League was a political party in British India and was the driving force behind the creation of Pakistan as a Muslim state from British India on the Indian subcontinent. ... Atal Bihari Vajpayee (often wrongly spelt Behari; अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी in Devnagari) (born December 25, 1924) was the Prime Minister of India in 1996 and again from 1998 until May 19, 2004. ... Malabar Hill, in southern Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India, is the location of Walkeshwar Temple founded by the Silhara kings, destroyed by the Portuguese and rebuilt in 1715 by a person called Rama Kamath. ...

According to The Observer, London, the daughter of the Quaid-i-Azam, and his grandson, Nusli Wadia, who lives in Mumbai, have made it very clear to the Indian government that they consider Pakistan's claim to the house "inappropriate". Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Nusli Wadia is the son of Dina Wadia and the grandson of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan. ...

Nusli Wadia said: "Jinnah's house has absolutely nothing to do with Pakistan. It was my grandfather's personal residence and one that he loved dearly. How does that involve Pakistan?" According to the newspaper, Nusli had recently hinted that his grandfather, who believed in democracy, would be less than delighted at the way Pakistan had turned out. Nusli Wadia is the son of Dina Wadia and the grandson of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan. ...

The daughter and the grandson's claim to the historical house was endorsed by the ultra-nationalist Hindu Shiv Sena leader, Bal Thackeray, who predictably has said: "Today they (Pakistan) are asking for the Jinnah House. Tomorrow they may want Taj Mahal and the day after Qutub Minar." The house was built by a British architect, Claude Batley, a Muslim contractor, a Hindu plumber and Italian stone masons. The total cost in 1936 had come to Rs 200,000. The two and a half acre (10,000 m²) property, overlooking the sea, is at a prime location, and in 1948 was leased to the British High Commission which occupied it till 1982. Indian government sources say that the claim by the Quaid's heirs will be treated sympathetically" and have no intention of handing it to Pakistan.' This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Jump to: navigation, search It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Hindu people. ... Jump to: navigation, search Balasaheb Bal Thackeray (born January 23, 1927) is the founder-president of the Indian political party Shiv Sena. ... Born: 1879, Ipswich, England. ... The British High Commission is an organization found in many former British colonies that are now members of the Commonwealth. ...

Present times

In March of 2004, Dina came to Lahore, Pakistan to watch a cricket match between Pakistan and India. Wearing her father's features on her face, Dina Wadia came to Pakistan to watch cricket, taken as one of the many enthralling dimensions of the "cricket diplomacy" that has illustrated an entirely new phase in relations between India and Pakistan. But she and her son Nusli Wadia chose not to share their thoughts with the public on what was certainly a highly emotional encounter. Dina had not visited Pakistan since her father's funeral in September 1948 till now. A great sense of drama was embedded in an old woman's visit, as a foreigner, to a country that was founded by her father. Jump to: navigation, search The Shalimar Gardens in Lahore Lahore (لاەور) is a major city in Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. ... Nusli Wadia is the son of Dina Wadia and the grandson of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan. ...

In the visitors' book, Dina wrote: "This has been very sad and wonderful for me. May his dream for Pakistan come true" .This would appear to be a very appropriate summation of an experience that is essentially inexplicable. Reports said that she asked for copies of three pictures she saw in the mausoleum's antiquities room. In one picture, she is standing with her father and aunt, Fatima Jinnah. The other is a painting of her mother, Rattanbai Petit. In the third, her father is dictating a letter, showing, in a sense, the Mohammad Ali Jinnah's political persona. A mausoleum is a large and impressive tomb, usually constructed for a deceased leader. ... Jump to: navigation, search Mrs. ... Jump to: navigation, search Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Mohammad Ali Jinnah office: 1st Governor-General of Pakistan Term of office: August 14, 1947 – September 11, 1948 Succeeded by: Khawaja Nazimuddin Date of birth: December 25, 1876 Place of birth: Wazir Mansion, Karachi Wives: Emibai, Rattanbai Petit...

External links

• Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah Official Government of Pakistan Website