EXCLUSIVE Interview with Dr. Mazhar Kazi
Yasir Qadhi
Muslim Central
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🗓️ 8 January 2026
⏱️ 7 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This audio is brought to you by Muslimcentral.com. |
| 0:08.1 | Don't make Allah a part-time job. |
| 0:14.8 | Dr. Kazi originally came to America to pursue his degree at the University of Houston in the summer of 63. |
| 0:27.6 | After completing my master's, I wanted to get my PhD and it was my good fortune that I got my admission in doctorate at the University of Houston. |
| 0:31.6 | And I came here in the summer of 1963. |
| 0:36.6 | And to the best of my knowledge, I was the first full-time Pakistan student at the University |
| 0:44.3 | of Houston. |
| 0:46.3 | He was able to establish Eid Salat because he was the founder of the MSA, which still runs to this day at U of H. |
| 0:52.3 | At that time there were only three persons, |
| 0:55.0 | and I was the Imam and there were only two persons. |
| 0:57.0 | And this eventually led to more opportunities |
| 0:59.0 | such as churches and temples, |
| 1:01.0 | calling on Dr. Qazi to be a guest speaker. |
| 1:03.0 | The International Office will get several calls |
| 1:06.0 | for a guest speaker on Islam. |
| 1:09.0 | And I thank Allah that I have the blessings or the chance of |
| 1:13.6 | going to many churches here to tell them what Islam is then I start getting called from |
| 1:19.6 | different societies and I'll go to different homes. |
| 1:22.6 | He even had a chance to cover the issue of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. |
| 1:25.6 | I think at that time there was close to more than 500 people. |
| 1:32.3 | And I was chosen to give that talk. |
| 1:35.3 | And I emphasize only one thing that do not confuse that religion and politics are two different things. |
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