P. Dawood Shah

P. Dawood Shah (Tamil: பா. தாவூத் ஷா) (29 March 1885 – 24 February 1969) was a Tamil scholar, Activist and a gold medalist from Madurai Tamil Sangam. He also known as" Kamba Ramayana Shahib".[1]

P. Dawood Shah
Born(1885-03-29)29 March 1885
Keezh Manthoor, Tanjore district, Madras Presidency
Died24 February 1969(1969-02-24) (aged 83)
Madras, India
EducationGovernment Arts College, Kumbakonam
OccupationTamil scholar and activist
Notable work
translating Quran into Tamil
Awardsgold medal, Madurai Tamil Sangam

Early life

Dawood Shah was born on 29 March 1885, in Keezh Manthoor, Tanjore district, Madras Presidency. He had his early education in Government Arts College, Kumbakonam where he was a classmate of Srinivasa Ramanujan.

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.[2]

Death

He died on 24 February 1969 in Madras, India.

References
  1. Jairath, Vinod K. (3 April 2013). Frontiers of Embedded Muslim Communities in India. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-19680-5.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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