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History of Hassan Ali Affandi

R Among the elders of Sindh who worked here for the welfare of Muslims and promotion of education, the name of Hassan Ali Affandi will always be bright.





Hassan Ali was born in 5 AD in Hyderabad to a distinguished family. His father's name was Mian Muhammad Ehsan Akhund. It was not long before his father died. After his father's death, he was raised by his elder brother Omid Ali. A few days later, he got a job as a doctor in a small town for 20 rupees a month.

After being employed, he started learning English language and soon mastered it. A few days later, he got a job as a clerk in the office of the Deputy Collector of Nowshero Feroze. Due to his association with the court, many lawyers became his friends, and in his company he studied law privately. Seeing his intelligence and ability, the British judge allowed him to practice law without a test of law and his credentials.

Now he came from Karachi to his old city Hyderabad and started practicing law. At that time, most of the lawyers in Sindh were Hindus, so as soon as Hassan Ali started practicing law, Muslims started bringing their cases to him, as he was hardworking and intelligent. Therefore, in a few days, his fame spread all over. Along with advocacy, Hassan Ali also worked for the welfare of the country and the nation. He had true sympathy and love for all Muslims. During the Turkish-Russian War, he raised funds for the Turks, and the Turkish government thanked them. "Sardar" is called.

Hassan Ali Affandi's greatest achievement is to establish Sindh Madrasa-ul-Islam.


 

Side panelsAt that time there was no proper arrangement of English education for the Muslims of Sindh. Schools and colleges were mostly Hindu. Hassan Ali Affandi formed an association in Sindh to enrich Muslims with the wealth of modern education. He believed that unless Muslims were educated in modern English, not only would the door to higher employment remain open to them, but they would also lag behind in other areas of life. He made the great Nawabs, Raees and Zamindars realize the importance of education, took donations from them and started working for this purpose. Along with this madrassa, a hostel was also set up for students coming through two doors. Baba-e-Qaum


 Muhammad Ali Jinnah also studied in this madrassa. Alhaj Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah, the first Muslim governor of Sindh, was also a student here. Later the same association also established Sindh Muslim College and Sindh Law College. Even today thousands of students are studying in these institutions. Seeing the hard work and good deeds of Hassan Ali Affandi, the British government gave him the title of "Khan Bahadur".

Hassan Ali Effendi passed away on August 2nd. He is not with us today, but his memory lives on in our hearts. People today take his name with respect because of his high level of service

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