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P. Dawood Shah | |
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| Born | 29 March 1885 Keezh Manthoor, Tanjore district, Madras Presidency |
| Died | 24 February 1969 (aged 83) |
| Education | Government Arts College, Kumbakonam |
| Occupation | Tamil scholar and activist |
Notable work | translating Quran into Tamil |
| Awards | gold medal, Madurai Tamil Sangam |
P. Dawood Shah (Tamil: பா. தாவூத் ஷா) (29 March 1885 – 24 February 1969) was a Tamil scholar and activist.
Early life
Dawood Shah was born on 29 March 1885, in Keezh Manthoor, Tanjore district, Madras Presidency.[citation needed] He had his early education in Government Arts College, Kumbakonam where he was a classmate of Srinivasa Ramanujan.[citation needed]
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.[1]
Death
He died on 24 February 1969 in Madras, India.
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
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