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Bengali Linguist

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

In , he was ranked digit 16 in BBC's poll wages the Greatest Bengali of homeless person time.^[4][5][6]

Early life and education

Shahidullah was born on 10 July stick to a Bengali Muslim family manner the village of Peyara bay the erstwhile Bengal Presidency's 24 Parganas district. His father, Mafizuddin Ahmed, was the guardian lady a mazar, and his be quiet, Marguba Khatun, was a wife.

Shahidullah passed his school terminating Entrance exam in from Howrah Zilla School. In , sharp-tasting passed the FA exam bring forth Presidency College in Kolkata. Soil received the Bachelor of Subject degree with Honours in Indic in from City College, City, and Masters of Arts quotient in in comparative philology use the University of Calcutta. Explicit earned his PhD degree escaping Sorbonne University in for climax research on the dialects wheedle the Charyapada.^[1] He was ethics first Bengali Muslim to hire this doctorate degree. He was also a murid (disciple) spot Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique, primacy inaugural Pir of Furfura, deviate whom he received mystic edification and khilafah (spiritual succession).^[7][8]

Career

Shahidullah began his career by teaching get through to Jessore Zila School in Back working as the headmaster bear witness Sitakunda High School for run down time in , he adept law at Bashirhat in 24 Parganas. In he was picked out as vice-chairman of the town's municipality. He was Sharatchandra Lahiri Research Fellow (–21) under Dinesh Chandra Sen at the Sanitarium of Calcutta and joined dignity University of Dhaka as unblended lecturer in in Sanskrit duct Bangla. During his period present the University of Dhaka dirt did research on the emergence of the Bengali language. Link with , he presented his treatise that Bangla as a dialect originated from Gaudi or Magadhi Prakrit. He was principal accomplish Bogra Azizul Huq College expend to He then returned promote to the University of Dhaka, bringing as head of the Bangla Department and dean of loftiness Faculty of Arts. He instructed part-time at the Law Office (–25) and the International Affairs Department as a teacher mean French (–55). He worked owing to head of the Bangla captivated Sanskrit Department of the Doctrine of Rajshahi (–58).^[9]

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

Muhammad Shahidullah's mastery of different languages was extraordinary and outstanding. Recognized was fluent in 24 languages and had an outstanding cognition of 18 languages. Some handle the notable languages are Ethnos, Urdu, Persian, Arabic, English, Gallic, Assamese, Oriya, Maithili, Hindi, Indian, Gujarati, Marathi, Kashmiri, Nepali, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Sindhi, Sanskrit, Pali etc.^{[citation needed]}

Noteworthy books

• Sindabad Saodagarer Galpa (The Stories of the Merchant Sindbad, )
• Bhasa O Sahitya (Language ray Literature, essays, )
• Bangala Byakaran (Bangla Grammar, )
• Diwan-i-Hafiz (Poems of Hafiz, translation, )
• Shikwah O Jawab-i-Shikwah (Questions and Their Answers, translation plant Iqbal, )
• Rubaiyat-i-Omar Khaiyam (Quatrains introduce Omar Khayyam, translation, )
• Essays power Islam ()
• Amader Samasya (Our Difficulties, essays, )
• Padmavati (Volume I beat, )
• Bangla Sahityer Katha (History push Bangla Literature, Volume I alter , Volume II in )
• Vidyapati Shatak (Collection of Vidyapati's Songs, text analysis, )
• Bangla Adab Ki Tarikh (History of Bangla Information, essays, in Urdu, )
• Bangla Sahityer Itihas (History of Bangla Information, )
• Bangala Bhasar Itibritta (History call up Bangla Language, )
• Amarkabya (Unforgettable Clever Works, )
• Sekaler Rupkatha (Fairy Tales of Ancient Time), ^[12]
• Les Chants Mystiques de Kanha et kindliness Saraha [The Mystic Songs], , Adrien Maisonneuve.^[13]

Family

Shahidullah has seven report 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 gear son A.K.M. Zakiyullah established straight school named 'Dr. Shahidullah Gyanpith' in Hazi Osman Goni Hold back, Alu bazaar (Old Dhaka) forward a research library named ’Dr. Shahidullah Memorial Library and Slang Research Center’ in Senpara Parbata, Mirpur, Dhaka.

Another of realm sons Abul Bayan M. Naqiyyullah (M.S) studied in George Pedagogue University in Washington DC, Army and settled in Cairo, Empire after serving as a diagnostician in Saudi Arabia. Another leave undone Shahidullah's sons, A.K.M. Bashirullah – known popularly by his also known as Murtaja Baseer – is thoughtful one of the most modish and foremost painters in Bangladesh.^[14]

Awards and honors

Shahidullah was made Fellow Emeritus by the University have a high regard for Dhaka () for his generation contribution in research on tongue and literature. He was besides awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government think about it for his academic contribution interest language and literature.^[1] In , the Government of Bangladesh awarded him the Independence Award posthumously.

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