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Muhammad Shahidullah | |
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মুহম্মদ শহীদুল্লাহ | |
 Shahidullah in a literary conference in Curzon Hall, Dhaka (April 1954) | |
| Personal | |
| Born | 10 July 1885 |
| Died | 13 July 1969 (aged 84) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Spouse | Marguba Khatun |
| Children | 9, including Muhammad Takiullah and Murtaja Baseer |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
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| Muslim leader | |
| Disciple of | Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique |
| Awards | .svg){kind=small} Independence Day Award (1980) |
| Honours |  Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1967) |
Muhammad Shahidullah (Bengali: মুহম্মদ শহীদুল্লাহ; 10 July 1885 – 13 July 1969)[1] was a Bengali linguist, philologist, educationist, and writer.[2][3]
In 2004, he was ranked number 16 in BBC's poll of the Greatest Bengali of all time.[4][5][6]
- ^ Badiuzzaman (2012). "Shahidullah, Muhammad". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ University of Rajshahi
- ^ "Remembering a luminary: Bangla Academy celebrates Shahidullah's birth anniversary". The Daily Star. July 2014.
- ^ "Listeners name 'greatest Bengali'". BBC News. 14 April 2004. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "BBC Listeners' Poll – Bangabandhu judged greatest Bangali of all time". The Daily Star (Vol. 4 Num 313 ed.). Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Mujib, Tagore, Bose among 'greatest Bengalis of all time'". The Hindu. 17 April 2004. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.