P. Dawood Shah

P. Dawood Shah
P. Dawood Shah
Born	29 March 1885; Tanjore district,; Madras Presidency,; British India; (now Thanjavur district,; Tamil Nadu, India)
Died	24 February 1969 (aged 83); Madras (now Chennai),; Tamil Nadu, India
Education	Government Arts College, Kumbakonam
Occupation(s)	Tamil scholar and activist
Notable work	translating Quran into Tamil
Awards	gold 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,^[3] in 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

^ Jairath, Vinod K. (3 April 2013). Frontiers of Embedded Muslim Communities in India. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-19680-5.
^ Richman, Paula (2001). Questioning Ramayanas: A South Asian Tradition. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22074-4.
^ Muslim Education Quarterly. Islamic Academy. 1993.
^ Muthiah, S. (2008). Madras, Chennai: A 400-year Record of the First City of Modern India. Palaniappa Brothers. ISBN 978-81-8379-468-8.
^ More, J. B. Prashant (2006). Religion and Society in South India: Hindus, Muslims, and Christians. Institute for Research in Social Sciences and Humanities. ISBN 978-81-88432-12-7.
^ Muthiah, S. (2008). Madras, Chennai: A 400-year Record of the First City of Modern India. Palaniappa Brothers. ISBN 978-81-8379-468-8.
^ "Welcome". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2009.

[1] Jairath, Vinod K. (3 April 2013). Frontiers of Embedded Muslim Communities in India. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-19680-5.

[2] Richman, Paula (2001). Questioning Ramayanas: A South Asian Tradition. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22074-4.

[3] Muslim Education Quarterly. Islamic Academy. 1993.

[4] Muthiah, S. (2008). Madras, Chennai: A 400-year Record of the First City of Modern India. Palaniappa Brothers. ISBN 978-81-8379-468-8.

[5] More, J. B. Prashant (2006). Religion and Society in South India: Hindus, Muslims, and Christians. Institute for Research in Social Sciences and Humanities. ISBN 978-81-88432-12-7.

[6] Muthiah, S. (2008). Madras, Chennai: A 400-year Record of the First City of Modern India. Palaniappa Brothers. ISBN 978-81-8379-468-8.

[7] "Welcome". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2009.

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