Iman, Ittihad, Nazm

State Emblem of Pakistan

"Iman, Ittihad, Nazm" (Urdu: ایمان، اتحاد، نظم‎; pronounced: Īmān, Ittiḥād, Naẓm; lit. "Faith, Unity, Discipline") is the national motto of Pakistan. It is regarded as the guiding principle of Pakistan's nationhood.[1] Upon the independence of Pakistan, it was introduced and adopted as the national motto by the country's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah.[2] It is inscribed in Urdu at the base of the state emblem. The emblem itself is an adaptation of four components: wreath, crescent, star and scroll, with all components in the shield bounded by the wreath of the Jasmine flower, and the crescent and star crest depicted at the top.[3]

Origin

The origin of motto is a well known "Asool-e-Amal" for Pakistanis, introduced by country's founding father Muhammad Ali Jinnah which was driven from his personal example of life and instilled this message to the youth of his time and for future generations.

Four months after the emergence of Pakistan on world's map December 28, 1947 Jinnah said:

"We are going through fire: the sunshine has yet to come. But I have no doubt that with Unity, Faith and Discipline we will not only remain the fifth largest State in the world but will compare with any nation of the world. Are you prepared to undergo the fire? You must make up your minds now. We must sink individualism and petty jealousies and make up our minds to serve the people with honesty and faithfulness. We are passing through a period of fear, danger, and menace. We must have faith, unity and discipline."[4]
Roman Urdu Transliteration

Īmān, Ittiḥād, Naẓm

In Urdu

ایمان، اتحاد، نظم

In English

Faith, Unity and Discipline.

Describing Faith, Unity and Discipline Jinnah delivered many addresses, on 23 March 1945 he said:

"In Pakistan lies our deliverance, defence and honour…In our solidarity, unity and discipline lie the strength, power and sanction behind us to carry on this fight successfully. No sacrifice should be considered too great. I can assure you that there is nothing greater in this world than your own conscience and, when you appear before God, you can say that you performed your duty with the highest sense of integrity, honesty and with loyalty and faithfulness."[5]

On September 11, 1948 Jinnah gave his last message:

"The foundations of your state have been laid and it is now for you to build and build as quickly and as well as you can. Pakistan is proud of her youth, particularly the students, who are nation builders of tomorrow. They must fully equip themselves by discipline, education, and training for the arduous task lying ahead of them. With faith, discipline, unity and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve."[6]

Popular connotations also include:[7]

in English
In Urdu Transliteration

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The State Emblem". Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Unity, faith and discipline". The Nation. December 25, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Unity, Faith and Disciplin, the golden principle of Quaid-e-Azam". Pakistan Today. June 29, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Slogan of Babab-e-Qaum". Farukh Siddiqui. December 5, 2009. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  5. ↑ "APPEAL TO ALL PAKISTANIS! - "Unity, Faith, Discipline", Do we follow Quaid's Message?". Hassan.com. December 28, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Quaid-i-Azam: Unity, Faith, Discipline". Dawn News. December 24, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Connotations of Quaid's Motto Unity Faith And Discipline". February 10, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
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