He was against the use of highly Sanskritised vocabulary in Bangla as well as the unnecessary use of Persian and Arabic words.

A liberal humanist, Emdad Ali believed in communal harmony.

He was awarded the title Khan Shahib for by British Indian government for his service.

In one of his editorials, he wrote, 'The development of the downtrodden Muslim community will be achieved only through literary activities.

He was the chief editor of monthly ‘Nabanoor’(1903–06) with collaborations from M. Asad Ali,M.Hedayetullah and Qazi Imdadul Haq.