The collection of articles presented in this volume are essays and articles on Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistan's founding father, by some of the most distinguished scholars of South Asian history both in the national context and internationally. This book also includes important studies that are being made available in Pakistan for the very first time. Controversy on the role of M. A. Jinnah in securing Pakistan has dominated discourse on the Partition of British India and is the subject of fierce debate in India today. A major theme of the articles in this collection, therefore, is whether Jinnah's role vis-à-vis Partition was proactive or reactive. The study of Jinnah's career as conditioned by the system of British Imperialist control, written by David Page, is conducive to an evolutionary vision of the Quaid-i-Azam. Stanley Wolpert's article focusing on Jinnah's role as a Congressman is crucial to the better understanding of the political course he was to eventually adopt. Ayesha Jalal, author of one of the most influential books on Jinnah ever written, presents what is known as the Revisionist Theory of Partition where she depicts Jinnah's motivation in 'strategic' terms. Other eminent authors such as Ian Talbot, Francis Robinson, Andrew Roberts, and others write objective and in-depth articles, providing new interpretations of great historical importance, as well as new material in the backdrop of extensive and acclaimed studies of the history and politics of South Asia.