Imdad Ali Imam Ali Kazi (Sindhi: امداد علي امام علي قاضي) (April 1886 – 13 April 1968), also known as Imdad Ali Kazi, was a scholar, philosopher, jurist, and educationist. He is considered to be a founding father of the University of Sindh at its present location at Jamshoro.[1] He published works of Sindhi art, literature, mysticism, education, religion and history.
Imdad Ali Imam Ali Kazi | |
|---|---|
| امداد علي امام علي قاضي | |
 I. I. Kazi | |
| Born | 9 April 1886 |
| Died | 13 April 1968 (aged 80-81) |
| Education | Economics, Law |
| Occupation(s) | Judge, Vice Chancellor |
| Employer(s) | University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan |
| Known for | Educationist, Academic Leader, Lawyer, Writer |
| Spouse(s) | Elsa Kazi (married in 1910; died 28 May 1967) |
Education and early life
editImdad Ali Imam Ali Kazi was the second son of the second wife of Kazi Imam Ali Ansari, the District Magistrate of Hyderabad, then in British India. He was born in April 1886 (sources vary regarding the exact date), at Hyderabad. His family was originally from Paat in Dadu District. He studied the Quran, Persian language, Arabic, Sindhi language and Urdu language with a private tutor.[2][3]
Kazi went to London in 1907 for higher education, studying Economics at the London School of Economics and taking numerous other courses. In 1910, he married a German woman, Elsa,[2] who was well-versed in literature. In 1911, Kazi received the degree of Bar-at-Law, after which he returned home to Hyderabad with his wife.[3]
Kazi studied Arabic in Cairo in 1932 and in 1933 continued those studies at the London School of Oriental and African Studies.[3]
While he was studying in England, he was a contemporary of Allama Iqbal and Muhammad Ali Jinnah.[2]
Career
editThe British offered the young barrister the post of Civil Judge of Tando Muhammad Khan.[4] He also served as the district and sessions judge of Khairpur during the British rule.[5]
Kazi served as Vice-Chancellor of University of Sindh from 1951 to 1958.[3]
Along with his wife Elsa, he wrote a book on comparative religion, The Adventures of the Brown Girl in her Search for God, which was published by Arthur H Stockwell Ltd., England, in 1933.[6] They also worked on a translation of the verses of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.[3]
Death and legacy
editKazi died on 13 April 1968 in Hyderabad, Pakistan. He was buried at the campus of University of Sindh at Jamshoro.[3] Several books and articles have been written on the life of Kazi and tributes paid to him annually on the anniversary of his death.[7][2][5][8]
Many well-known scholars such as Abul Kalam Azad, Allama Iqbal, Ubaidullah Sindhi and George Bernard Shaw, were deeply impressed by his writings.[3]
References
edit- ^ Bab-i-Allama I.I. Kazi Dawn (newspaper), Published 26 December 2008, Retrieved 8 March 2019
- ^ a b c d Ghulam Nabi Kazi (23 July 2007). "Allama I.I. Kazi - A few glimpses from his life". All Things Pakistan website. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g Jawed Inayatullah Mughal (13 April 2016). "I.I. Kazi remembered". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ Mushtaq Ali, Justice (1994). Allama I.I. Kazi. Karachi: Royal book company. p. 18.
- ^ a b Tributes paid to noted Sindh intellectual Allama Kazi Dawn (newspaper), Published 17 April 2006, Retrieved 8 March 2019
- ^ A catalogue of The Adventures of the Brown Girl in her search for God
- ^ Management – The life of Allama I I Kazi Pakistan Economist (business magazine), Published 13 May 2002, Retrieved 8 March 2019
- ^ I. I. Kazi's services for education eulogized Dawn (newspaper), Published 16 April 2003, Retrieved 8 March 2019