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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Ubaidullah Al Ubaidi Suhrawardy | | name = Ubaidullah Al Ubaidi Suhrawardy | ||
| image = | | image = Ubaidullah Al Ubaidi Suhrawardy.jpg | ||
| birth_date = 1832 | | birth_date = 1832 | ||
| birth_place = Chitwa, [[Midnapore District]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[ | | birth_place = Chitwa, [[Midnapore District]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|1885|2|9|1832|df=y}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|1885|2|9|1832|df=y}} | ||
| death_place = [[Dhaka]], | | death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bengal Presidency, British India | ||
| alma_mater = [[Calcutta Madrasa]] | | alma_mater = [[Calcutta Madrasa]] | ||
| occupation = Professor | | occupation = Professor | ||
| organization = [[Mohammedan Literary Society]],<br /> | | organization = [[Mohammedan Literary Society]],<br /> Central National Mohammedan Association,<br />Bengal Social Science Association | ||
| notable_works = {{ubl|Lubbul Arab|Dastar-e-Farsi Amuz|Miftahul Adab|Mohammedan Education in Bengal}} | |||
| notable_works = | | children = {{ubl|[[Abdullah Al-Mamun Suhrawardy]]|[[Hassan Suhrawardy]]|[[Khujista Akhtar Banu]]}} | ||
| relatives = {{ubl|[[Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy]] (grandson)|[[Shaista Ikramullah]] (granddaughter)|[[Begum Badar un nissa Akhtar]] (granddaughter)}} | |||
| children = | |||
| relatives = [[Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy]] (grandson) | |||
[[Shaista Ikramullah]] (granddaughter) | |||
[[Begum Badar un nissa Akhtar]] (granddaughter) | |||
| awards = ''Bahrul Ulm'' | | awards = ''Bahrul Ulm'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Ubaidullah Al Ubaidi Suhrawardy''' (1832 – 9 February 1885) was a Bengali educationist and writer in | '''Ubaidullah Al Ubaidi Suhrawardy''' (1832 – 9 February 1885) was a Bengali educationist and writer in [[Midnapore]] during British rule in Bengal. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Ubaidullah was born in 1832 in Chitwa, Midnapore, Bengal Presidency, British India into the notable [[Suhrawardy family]]. He was educated in Arabic, English, and Persian at home. He graduated from [[Government Madrasah-e-Alia|Alia Madrassah]] | Ubaidullah was born in 1832 in Chitwa, Midnapore, Bengal Presidency, British India into the notable [[Suhrawardy family]]. He was educated in Arabic, English, and Persian at home. He graduated from [[Government Madrasah-e-Alia|Alia Madrassah]] in 1857 during the [[Sepoy mutiny]]. <ref name=bpedia>{{cite Banglapedia|article==Suhrawardy, Ubaidullah Al Ubaidi}}</ref> | ||
Ubaidullah was a direct descendant of the Sufi mystic and saint [[Shahab al-Din Abu Hafs Umar Suhrawardi|Shaikh Shahabuddin Suhrawardy]], who lived in Baghdad in the 12th Century. Shaikh Shahabuddin, was the author of what came to be regarded as the standard work on mysticism ''Awriful-Maariffi''. He was a disciple and successor of Shaikh [[Abdul-Qadir Gilani]], and the mosques and shrines over their tombs still survive in Baghdad and are places of pilgrimage to this day. | Ubaidullah was a direct descendant of the Sufi mystic and saint [[Shahab al-Din Abu Hafs Umar Suhrawardi|Shaikh Shahabuddin Suhrawardy]], who lived in Baghdad in the 12th Century. Shaikh Shahabuddin, was the author of what came to be regarded as the standard work on mysticism ''Awriful-Maariffi''. He was a disciple and successor of Shaikh [[Abdul-Qadir Gilani]], and the mosques and shrines over their tombs still survive in Baghdad and are places of pilgrimage to this day. | ||
Ubaidullah's father was Shah Aminuddin Suhrawardy (the last [[Pir (Sufism)]] in the Suhrawardy family). He had two brothers both of whom were lawyers and subordinate judges (the highest rank available to Indians under British rule at the time). One of his brothers' was named Maulvi Mubarak Ali Suhrawardy alias Mohammad Ali. | Ubaidullah's father was Shah Aminuddin Suhrawardy (the last [[Pir (Sufism)]] in the Suhrawardy family). He had two brothers both of whom were lawyers and subordinate judges (the highest rank available to Indians under British rule at the time). One of his brothers' was named Maulvi Mubarak Ali Suhrawardy alias Mohammad Ali.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Shah-Aminuddin-Suhrawardy/6000000074806150251|title=Shah Aminuddin Suhrawardy|website=geni_family_tree|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-10}}</ref> | ||
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Shah-Aminuddin-Suhrawardy/6000000074806150251|title=Shah Aminuddin Suhrawardy|website=geni_family_tree|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-10}}</ref> | |||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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Ubaidullah first job was working as an aide to Prince Jalaluddin, the grandson of [[Tipu Sultan]] of Mysore, in Kolkata. After which he worked as the [[Scrivener]] at the Legislative Council, part of the office of the Viceroy of India. In 1865, he joined the Hooghly Mohsin College and taught Anglo-Arabic. One of his student was [[Syed Ameer Ali]]. In 1874, he was appointed the first superintendent of Dhaka Madrassah. | Ubaidullah first job was working as an aide to Prince Jalaluddin, the grandson of [[Tipu Sultan]] of Mysore, in Kolkata. After which he worked as the [[Scrivener]] at the Legislative Council, part of the office of the Viceroy of India. In 1865, he joined the Hooghly Mohsin College and taught Anglo-Arabic. One of his student was [[Syed Ameer Ali]]. In 1874, he was appointed the first superintendent of Dhaka Madrassah. | ||
Ubaidullah was a follower of [[Nawab Abdul Latif]] and Sir [[Syed Ahmed Khan]]. He was affiliated with the Mohammedan Literary Society (1863), Central National Mohammedan Association (1877), Bengal Social Science Association and other organisations in Calcutta. He was also a member of the managing committee of the [[ | Ubaidullah was a follower of [[Nawab Abdul Latif]] and Sir [[Syed Ahmed Khan]]. He was affiliated with the Mohammedan Literary Society (1863), Central National Mohammedan Association (1877), Bengal Social Science Association and other organisations in Calcutta. He was also a member of the managing committee of the [[Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College]] at Aligarh (1875).<ref name=bpedia/> He founded, in Dacca, two reformist and community development associations: Samaj Sammilani Sabha in 1879, and Mussalman Suhrid Sammilani (Mohhamedan Friends Association) in 1883.<ref>{{cite book |last=Khan |first=Shahadat H. |date=2007 |title=The Freedom of Intellect Movement (Buddhir Mukti Andolan) in Bengali Muslim Thought, 1926-1938 |publisher=Edwin Mellen Press |isbn=978-0-7734-5423-1}}</ref>{{page needed|date=December 2019}} | ||
Ubaidullah wrote books in Urdu, Arabic, Persian and English and translated many works. Noted among his works are ''Grammar of Arabic Language'', ''Urdu Diwan'' (Urdu poems, 1880), ''Farsi Dewan'' (Persian poems, 1886), ''Dastar-e-Parsi Amuz'' (Persian grammar), ''Lubbul Arab'' (Arabic grammar), ''Miftahul Adab'' (Urdu grammar), ''Dabistan-i-Danish Amuz'' (Urdu, physics), ''Dastar-e-Farsi Amuz'' (Persian, rhythm and rhetorics), ''Dastan-i-Ibratbar'' (Persian, autobiography). With the assistance of Syed Amir Ali, he rendered ''Makhaz-ul-Ulm'' by Syed Keramat Ali into English as a Treatise on the Sciences (1867) and Rammohun Roy's ''Tuhfatul Muwahedin'' into English in 1884. His ''Mohammedan Education in Bengal'' (1867) is an original work on education. He edited ''Guide'' (Urdu) and ''Durbeen'' (Persian). A number of his manuscripts on philology, psychology, women's education, in Urdu, still remain unpublished. He also understood basic Latin and Greek.<ref name= | Ubaidullah wrote books in Urdu, Arabic, Persian and English and translated many works. Noted among his works are ''Grammar of Arabic Language'', ''Urdu Diwan'' (Urdu poems, 1880), ''Farsi Dewan'' (Persian poems, 1886), ''Dastar-e-Parsi Amuz'' (Persian grammar), ''Lubbul Arab'' (Arabic grammar), ''Miftahul Adab'' (Urdu grammar), ''Dabistan-i-Danish Amuz'' (Urdu, physics), ''Dastar-e-Farsi Amuz'' (Persian, rhythm and rhetorics), ''Dastan-i-Ibratbar'' (Persian, autobiography). With the assistance of Syed Amir Ali, he rendered ''Makhaz-ul-Ulm'' by Syed Keramat Ali into English as a Treatise on the Sciences (1867) and Rammohun Roy's ''Tuhfatul Muwahedin'' into English in 1884. His ''Mohammedan Education in Bengal'' (1867) is an original work on education. He edited ''Guide'' (Urdu) and ''Durbeen'' (Persian). A number of his manuscripts on philology, psychology, women's education, in Urdu, still remain unpublished. He also understood basic Latin and Greek.<ref name=bpedia/> | ||
The Indian government awarded him the title ''Bahrul Ulm'' (Sea of knowledge)for his contribution to education in India. The University of Dhaka awards the Bahrul Ulm Ubaidi Suhrawardy medal, which was named after him. Acharya [[Harinath De]], as a tribute to him, created an oil painting of him.<ref name= | The Indian government awarded him the title ''Bahrul Ulm'' (Sea of knowledge)for his contribution to education in India. The University of Dhaka awards the Bahrul Ulm Ubaidi Suhrawardy medal, which was named after him. Acharya [[Harinath De]], as a tribute to him, created an oil painting of him.<ref name=bpedia/> | ||
== Death and legacy == | == Death and legacy == | ||
Ubaidullah died in Dhaka, [[Bengal Presidency]], British India, on 9 February 1885.<ref name= | Ubaidullah died in Dhaka, [[Bengal Presidency]], British India, on 9 February 1885.<ref name=bpedia /> His son, [[Hassan Suhrawardy]], was a noted politician in British India and his granddaughter, [[Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah]], was a notable academic and diplomat of Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Srivastava|first=Gouri|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ERavqiLTu7cC&q=Ubaidullah+Al+Ubaidi+Suhrawardy&pg=PA102|title=The Legend Makers: Some Eminent Muslim Women of India|date=2003|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=978-81-8069-001-3|pages=102|language=en}}</ref> His daughter, [[Khujista Akhtar Banu]], was a well-known writer and poet.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Islam|first=Sirajul|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=53ZuAAAAMAAJ&q=Ubaidullah+Al+Ubaidi+Suhrawardy|title=History of Bangladesh, 1704-1971|date=1992|publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh|isbn=978-984-512-337-2|language=en}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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