In AD 1933, a student named Rahmat Ali prepared a proposal in which it was said that Indian Muslims should separate their state from the Hindus. Rahmat Ali was studying in Britain and was 40 years old at that time. He said in his proposal that the talk of keeping India intact is very ridiculous and sloppy.
The North-Western regions of India - Punjab, Kashmir, Sindh, Frontier Pradesh and Baluchistan - in which the number of Muslims are more, should be separated and a country called Pakistan should be made. His proposal ended with these words- 'We will not commit suicide on the cross of Hindu nationalism.
Indian Muslim students of Cambridge University supported Rahmat Ali. He 'Pakistan now or never.' Published an advertisement with the title that- 'India is not the name of a single nation. Nor is a single nation home. In fact it is the first time in history the title of a nation created by the British Government. The lifestyle of Muslims is different from other people of India. That's why they should have their own nation. Our national customs and calendars are different. Even our food habits and clothes are different.'
Rahmat Ali 'Pakistan' Give two meanings of the word - According to the first meaning, Pakistan is considered a holy land. According to the second meaning, the word Pakistan is formed from the first letters of the English alphabet of the names of the provinces that should be included in it - Punjab, Afghania (North Western Frontier Province), Kashmir and Sindh. The rest of the words were taken from the last part of the word Balochistan. Later, plans were made to include Assam and Bengal in the eastern part of the country and Hyderabad and Malabar in the south in Pakistan.
According to this plan the entire 'Non-Muslim nation' to 'Muslim-country' and the Muslim pockets in the middle of the non-Muslim nation like Aligarh, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Junagadh, etc. were also to be part of Pakistan.
About Jinnah's reaction to this proposal of Rahmat Ali, Larry Collins and Dominic Lapier have written - 'The man who was to be named as the father of Pakistan one day, the same Muhammad Ali Jinnah did. Rejecting Rahmat Ali's proposal in AD 1933, calling Pakistan an impossible dream.'
In fact, Rahmat Ali lived in London and fought for Pakistan throughout his life, but Jinnah never gave importance to Rahmat Ali. Jinnah was afraid that Rahmat Ali might snatch Jinnah's place.