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P. Dawood Shah

P. Dawood Shah

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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]

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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

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    Jairath, Vinod K. (3 April 2013). Frontiers of Embedded Muslim Communities in India. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-19680-5.
  2. [2]
    Richman, Paula (2001). Questioning Ramayanas: A South Asian Tradition. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22074-4.
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    Muslim Education Quarterly. Islamic Academy. 1993.
  4. [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.
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    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.
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    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. [7]
    "Welcome". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
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