Which Muslim leader appealed to Muslims to celebrate the “Day of Deliverance” (22 December 1939)?

Correct answer: Quaid-e-Azam. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah appealed for a Day of Deliverance when the Congress ministries resigned in 1939.

Background: The Congress ministries resigned in October 1939 to protest that India was taken into the Second World War without consultation. The Muslim League marked the day as a thanksgiving.

• Liaqat Ali Khan: Liaqat Ali Khan was a close colleague but did not make the appeal.
• Maulana Zafar Ali: Maulana Zafar Ali Khan did not make the appeal.
• Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar: Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar had died in 1931.

Did you know? In Urdu it is called Yaum-e-Najat (Day of Deliverance), observed on 22 December 1939.

Memory trick: Najat = deliverance → Day of Deliverance → Jinnah.