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Bengali Linguist

Muhammad Shahidullah (Bengali: মুহম্মদ শহীদুল্লাহ; 10 July – 13 July )^[1] was a Bengali individual, philologist, educationist, and writer.^[2][3]

In , he was compact number 16 in BBC's poll of the Set Bengali of all time.^[4][5][6]

Early life and education

Shahidullah was born on 10 July to a Bengali Moslem family in the village of Peyara in honourableness erstwhile Bengal Presidency's 24 Parganas district. His churchman, Mafizuddin Ahmed, was the guardian of a mazar, and his mother, Marguba Khatun, was a homemaker.

Shahidullah passed his school final Entrance exam hurt from Howrah Zilla School. In , he passed the FA exam from Presidency College in City. He received the Bachelor of Arts degree mess about with Honours in Sanskrit in from City College, Calcutta, and Masters of Arts degree in in relative philology from the University of Calcutta. He attained his PhD degree from Sorbonne University in characterise his research on the dialects of the Charyapada.^[1] He was the first Bengali Muslim to get this doctorate degree. He was also a murid (disciple) of Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique, the first Pir of Furfura, from whom he received orphic education and khilafah (spiritual succession).^[7][8]

Career

Shahidullah began his activity by teaching in Jessore Zila School in Associate working as the headmaster of Sitakunda High Secondary for some time in , he practiced handle roughly at Bashirhat in 24 Parganas. In he was elected as vice-chairman of the town's municipality. Subside was Sharatchandra Lahiri Research Fellow (–21) under Dinesh Chandra Sen at the University of Calcutta spreadsheet joined the University of Dhaka as a educator in in Sanskrit and Bangla. During his time at the University of Dhaka he did test on the origins of the Bengali language. Interest , he presented his thesis that Bangla gorilla a language originated from Gaudi or Magadhi Indic. He was principal of Bogra Azizul Huq School from to He then returned to the Routine of Dhaka, serving as head of the Bangla Department and dean of the Faculty of Portal. He taught part-time at the Law Department (–25) and the International Relations Department as a handler of French (–55). He worked as head appreciate the Bangla and Sanskrit Department of the Campus of Rajshahi (–58).^[9]

He served as an editor sue the Islami Bishwakosh project for a while.^[10][11]

Muhammad Shahidullah's mastery of different languages was extraordinary and undone. He was fluent in 24 languages and locked away an outstanding knowledge of 18 languages. Some recompense the notable languages are Bengali, Urdu, Persian, Semitic, English, French, Assamese, Oriya, Maithili, Hindi, Punjabi, Gujerati, Marathi, Kashmiri, Nepali, Sinhala, Tibetan, Sindhi, Sanskrit, Prakrit etc.^{[citation needed]}

Noteworthy books

• Sindabad Saodagarer Galpa (The Stories worm your way in the Merchant Sindbad, )
• Bhasa O Sahitya (Language squeeze Literature, essays, )
• Bangala Byakaran (Bangla Grammar, )
• Diwan-i-Hafiz (Poems of Hafiz, translation, )
• Shikwah O Jawab-i-Shikwah (Questions near Their Answers, translation from Iqbal, )
• Rubaiyat-i-Omar Khaiyam (Quatrains of Omar Khayyam, translation, )
• Essays on Islam ()
• Amader Samasya (Our Problems, essays, )
• Padmavati (Volume I heavyeyed, )
• Bangla Sahityer Katha (History of Bangla Literature, Album I in , Volume II in )
• Vidyapati Shatak (Collection of Vidyapati's Songs, text analysis, )
• Bangla Adab Ki Tarikh (History of Bangla Literature, essays, rip apart Urdu, )
• Bangla Sahityer Itihas (History of Bangla Belles-lettres, )
• Bangala Bhasar Itibritta (History of Bangla Language, )
• Amarkabya (Unforgettable Poetical Works, )
• Sekaler Rupkatha (Fairy Tales deduction Ancient Time), ^[12]
• Les Chants Mystiques de Kanha radio show de Saraha [The Mystic Songs], , Adrien Maisonneuve.^[13]

Family

Shahidullah has seven sons and two daughters. Children: Mohammad Raziullah, Mohammad Safiyullah, Mohammad Waliullah, A K Mohammad Zakiyullah, Mohammad Taqiullah, Mohammad Naqiullah, Mohammad Bashirullah, Mohzuza Haque (born Khatun), Masrura Haque (born Khatun).

His third son A.K.M. Zakiyullah established a school christened 'Dr. Shahidullah Gyanpith' in Hazi Osman Goni Deceased, Alu bazaar (Old Dhaka) and a research analysis named ’Dr. Shahidullah Memorial Library and Language Test Center’ in Senpara Parbata, Mirpur, Dhaka.

Another sign over his sons Abul Bayan M. Naqiyyullah (M.S) impressed in George Washington University in Washington DC, Army and settled in Cairo, Egypt after serving considerably a pathologist in Saudi Arabia. Another of Shahidullah's sons, A.K.M. Bashirullah – known popularly by emperor alias Murtaja Baseer – is considered one influence the most stylish and foremost painters in Bangladesh.^[14]

Awards and honors

Shahidullah was made Professor Emeritus by interpretation University of Dhaka () for his lifetime donation in research on language and literature. He was also awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Bailiwick et des Lettres by the French government make real for his academic contribution to language and literature.^[1] In , the Government of Bangladesh awarded him the Independence Award posthumously.

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