P. Dawood Shah

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P. Dawood Shah
Madras (now Chennai),
Tamil Nadu, India
EducationGovernment Arts College, Kumbakonam
Occupation(s)Tamil scholar and activist
Notable worktranslating Quran into Tamil
Awardsgold medal, Madurai Tamil Sangam

P. Dawood Shah (29 March 1885 – 24 February 1969) was a Tamil enthusiast and scholar, Activist and a gold medalist from Madurai Tamil Sangam. He also known as "Kamba Ramayana Sahib".[1][2]

Early life

Dawood Shah was born to Pappu Rowther and Kulzum Biwi on 29 March 1885,

Tanjore district, Madras Presidency, British India (present day Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India).[4][5] He had his early education in Government Arts College, Kumbakonam. His classmate was a mathematics genius Ramanujan in tanjore and his Tamil teacher was the famous Tamil scholar U.V. Swaminatha Iyer.[6]

Career

P. Dawood Shah loved the Tamil language and won a gold medal from the Madurai Tamil Sangam. He strongly advocated the replacement of Arabic with Tamil in mosques and led a campaign. He was the first person to translate the Quran into Tamil and served as the editor of the Tamil magazine Darul Islam.[7]

Death

He died on 24 February 1969 in

Madras (now Chennai
, the capital of Tamil Nadu), just a month before his 84th birthday.

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-136-19680-5
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  2. ISBN 978-0-520-22074-4
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  3. ^ Muslim Education Quarterly. Islamic Academy. 1993.
  4. ISBN 978-81-8379-468-8
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  5. ISBN 978-81-88432-12-7
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  6. ISBN 978-81-8379-468-8
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  7. ^ "Welcome". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
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