The Reminiscences of Zafrulla Khan — Page xiv
REMINISCENCES OF SIR MUHAMMAD ZAFRULLA KHAN xiv Leader, Pakistan Delegation to SEATO Conference, Manila, 1954; Judge, International Court of Justice, The Hague, 1954- 61, 1964-73, Vice President, 1958-61, President, 1970-73; Permanent Representative of Pakistan to United Nations, 1961-64; President, 17th Session of the UN General Assembly, 1962-63. Honorary Bencher, Lincoln's Inn; Fellow of London School of Economics; Honorary LL. D. (Cambridge); Honorary Fellow, Delegacy of King's College, London; LL. D. , Universities of Columbia, Denver, California (Berkeley), Long Island; Honorary D. C. I. , Beaver College, Penn. Publications: Islam: Its Meaning for Modern Man, 1962; The Qur'an (translated into English), 1970. He died at Lahore on September 1, 1985 and was buried at Rabwah, Pakistan, according to his will. " Much has been written about Sir Zafrulla's achievements and much would be written in future, but I presume he has not been accorded that recognition which was his due. The foremost cause was his beliefs. He was and remained a devout member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He never ever wavered in his attachment to the Community. He never tried to conceal his affiliation with the Ahmadiyya cause. When the Secretary of State for India and the Viceroy wanted him to be appointed to the membership of the Viceroy's Executive Council, he told them that he belonged to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and that other Muslims had certain ideological differences with him. They chose him despite knowing of these differences. The Secretary of State for India circulated a memorandum dated February 15, 1945, to the India Committee, and added that: "Sir Zafrulla is an intelligent Punjabi and represents the balanced Muslim viewpoint. Unfortunately, he belongs to a Community with whom the orthodox Muslims have some disagreement. " 3 Prof. K. K. Aziz has written: "Zafrulla possessed an acute intelligence which pierced the façade of every pretence, legal fraud, political duplicity and diplomatic subterfuge. His mind was as clear as a mirror and reflected the truth of what he contemplated. His immense capacity for hard work laughed to scorn the obstacles of short notices and knotty problems. In a court of law, as in a legislature or in international forums, he built up his case step by step, one argument succeeding another in perfect sequence, one point clarifying or elaborating