Imdad Ali Imam Ali Kazi

Imdad Ali Imam Ali Kazi (; April 1886 – 13 April 1968), commonly known as I. I. Kazi, was a Pakistani scholar, philosopher, jurist, and educationist. He is considered to be a founding father of the University of Sindh at its present location at Jamshoro. He published works of Sindhi art, literature, mysticism, education, religion and history.

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 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.

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, He also served as the district and sessions judge of Khairpur during the British rule. They also worked on a translation of the verses of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.

Many well-known scholars such as Abul Kalam Azad, Allama Iqbal, Ubaidullah Sindhi and George Bernard Shaw, were deeply impressed by his writings. Surah Al-‘Alaa (سورة الاعلیٰ) The Significance of Surah Al‑‘Alaa — — Essay A scholarly tafsir lecture exploring cosmic symbolism and metaphysical evolution in the Qur’anic chapter Al‑‘Alaa. — Translation of Western Philosophy into Sindhi (Descartes, Kant, Nietzsche etc.) 1930s (est.) Various academic forums Essay/Translation Introduced European philosophical thought into Sindhi literature, laying the groundwork for modern Sindhi intellectualism.