Hazrat Chaudhry Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan (ra) was born on 6 February 1893 and passed away on 1 September 1985.
He was a companion of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as) and during his long career, served as a Pakistani jurist and diplomat who served as the first Foreign Minister of Pakistan. After serving as foreign minister he continued his international career and was the first Asian and the only Pakistani to preside over the International Court of Justice. He also served as the President of the UN General Assembly. He is the only person to date to serve as the President of both UN General Assembly and the International Court of Justice.
He became one of the most vocal proponents of Pakistan and led the case for the separate nation in the Radcliffe Commission which drew the countries of modern-day South Asia. He moved to Karachi in August 1947 and became a member of Pakistan's first cabinet serving as the country's debut foreign minister under the Liaquat Ali Khan administration.
He remained Pakistan's top diplomat until 1954 when he left to serve on the International Court of Justice and remained on the court as a judge until 1958 when he became the court's vice president.
He left the Hague in 1961 to become the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, a position he served until 1964. During his time at the UN, he also represented the State of Palestine in a de facto capacity. He left the UN in 1964 to return to the ICJ and, in 1970, he became the first and only Pakistani to serve as the President of the International Court of Justice, a position he maintained until 1973. He returned to Pakistan and retired in Lahore where he died in 1985 at the age of 92.
Zafrulla Khan is considered as one of the leading founding fathers of Pakistan and a prominent figure in Pakistan.
He authored several books on Islam both in Urdu and English.
A Sign of Allah – Chaudhry Muhammad Zafrulla Khan
An English translation of the Friday Sermon delivered by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV (rh) on 6 September 1985 at The Fazl Mosque, London.
Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (rh), delivered a sermon on 6 September 1985 at The Fazl Mosque, London at the passing of Hazrat Chaudhry Muhammad Zafrulla Khan (ra). In this sermon, he describes the high spiritual qualities exhibited by Hazrat Chaudhry Muhammad Zafrulla Khan (ra), elucidates his rank as a Word of Allah, and asks his listeners to become words of Allah themselves.
