Imdad Ali Imam Ali Kazi
Imdad Ali Imam Ali Kazi | |
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امداد علي امام علي قاضي | |
Spouse(s) | Elsa Kazi (married in 1910; died 28 May 1967) |
Imdad Ali Imam Ali Kazi (
Education and early life
Imdad Ali Imam Ali Kazi was the second son of the second wife of Kazi Imam Ali Ansari, the District Magistrate of
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
While he was studying in England, he was a contemporary of
Career
The 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
Kazi 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
References
- ^ 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