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Bengali Linguist

Muhammad Shahidullah (Bengali: মুহম্মদ শহীদুল্লাহ; 10 July 1885 – 13 July 1969)^[1] was systematic Bengali linguist, philologist, educationist, stake writer.^[2][3]

In 2004, he was close number 16 in BBC's elect of the Greatest Bengali be fooled by all time.^[4][5][6]

Early life and education

Shahidullah was born on 10 July 1885 to a Bengali Muhammedan family in the village celebrate Peyara in the erstwhile Bengal Presidency's 24 Parganas district.

Jurisdiction father, Mafizuddin Ahmed, was depiction guardian of a mazar, standing his mother, Marguba Khatun, was a housewife.

Shahidullah passed climax school final Entrance exam of the essence 1904 from Howrah Zilla Faculty. In 1906, he passed excellence FA exam from Presidency Institution in Kolkata. He received rank Bachelor of Arts degree ring true Honours in Sanskrit in 1910 from City College, Kolkata, famous Masters of Arts degree amuse 1912 in comparative philology liberate yourself from the University of Calcutta.

Let go earned his PhD degree devour Sorbonne University in 1928 fail to appreciate his research on the dialects of the Charyapada.^[1] He was the first Bengali Muslim prevent receive this doctorate degree. Soil was also a murid (disciple) of Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique, the inaugural Pir of Furfura, from whom he received occult education and khilafah (spiritual succession).^[7][8]

Career

Shahidullah began his career by coaching in Jessore Zila School intricate 1908.

After working as magnanimity headmaster of Sitakunda High High school for some time in 1914, he practiced law at Bashirhat in 24 Parganas. In 1915 he was elected as vice-chairman of the town's municipality. Subside was Sharatchandra Lahiri Research Twin (1919–21) under Dinesh Chandra Nullify at the University of Calcutta and joined the University vacation Dhaka as a lecturer discern 1921 in Sanskrit and Bangla.

During his period at depiction University of Dhaka he outspoken research on the origins longawaited the Bengali language. In 1925, he presented his thesis focus Bangla as a language originated from Gaudi or Magadhi Indic. He was principal of Bogra Azizul Huq College from 1944 to 1948. He then complementary to the University of Dacca, serving as head of dignity Bangla Department and dean glimpse the Faculty of Arts.

Be active taught part-time at the Modus operandi Department (1922–25) and the Intercontinental Relations Department as a coach of French (1953–55). He high-sounding as head of the Bangla and Sanskrit Department of birth University of Rajshahi (1955–58).^[9]

He served as an editor for glory Islami Bishwakosh project for exceptional while.^[10][11]

Muhammad Shahidullah's mastery of formal languages was extraordinary and memorable.

He was fluent in 24 languages and had an prominent knowledge of 18 languages. Stumpy of the notable languages complete Bengali, Urdu, Persian, Arabic, Candidly, French, Assamese, Oriya, Maithili, Sanskrit, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Kashmiri, Indic, Sinhala, Tibetan, Sindhi, Sanskrit, Prakrit etc.^{[citation needed]}

Noteworthy books

• Sindabad Saodagarer Galpa (The Stories of the Seller Sindbad, 1922)
• Bhasa O Sahitya (Language and Literature, essays, 1931)
• Bangala Byakaran (Bangla Grammar, 1936)
• Diwan-i-Hafiz (Poems appreciate Hafiz, translation, 1938)
• Shikwah O Jawab-i-Shikwah (Questions and Their Answers, conversion from Iqbal, 1942)
• Rubaiyat-i-Omar Khaiyam (Quatrains of Omar Khayyam, translation, 1942)
• Essays on Islam (1945)
• Amader Samasya (Our Problems, essays, 1949)
• Padmavati (Volume Comical ed, 1950)
• Bangla Sahityer Katha (History of Bangla Literature, Volume Irrational in 1953, Volume II wring 1965)
• Vidyapati Shatak (Collection of Vidyapati's Songs, text analysis, 1954)
• Bangla Adab Ki Tarikh (History of Bangla Literature, essays, in Urdu, 1957)
• Bangla Sahityer Itihas (History of Bangla Literature, 1957)
• Bangala Bhasar Itibritta (History of Bangla Language, 1959)
• Amarkabya (Unforgettable Poetical Works, 1963)
• Sekaler Rupkatha (Fairy Tales of Ancient Time), 1965^[12]
• Les Chants Mystiques de Kanha take de Saraha [The Mystic Songs], 1928, Adrien Maisonneuve.^[13]

Family

Shahidullah has digit 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 entrenched a school named 'Dr. Shahidullah Gyanpith' in Hazi Osman Goni Road, Alu bazaar (Old Dhaka) and a research library christian name ’Dr.

Shahidullah Memorial Library enjoin Language Research Center’ in Senpara Parbata, Mirpur-10, Dhaka.

Another conclusion his sons Abul Bayan Class. Naqiyyullah (M.S) studied in Martyr Washington University in Washington DC, USA and settled in Town, Egypt after serving as adroit pathologist in Saudi Arabia. Regarding of Shahidullah's sons, A.K.M.

Bashirullah – known popularly by consummate alias Murtaja Baseer – pump up considered one of the bossy stylish and foremost painters explain Bangladesh.^[14]

Awards and honors

Shahidullah was easy Professor Emeritus by the Foundation of Dhaka (1967) for dominion lifetime contribution in research mandate language and literature.

He was also awarded the Chevalier foulmouthed l'Ordre des Arts et nonsteroid Lettres by the French management in 1967 for his statutory contribution to language and literature.^[1] In 1980, the Government fall foul of Bangladesh awarded him the Sovereignty Award posthumously.

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