{{Short description|Bangladeshi academic}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{distinguish|Mohammad Abdullah (academic)}} {{infobox religious biography | honorific_prefix = Mumtaz al-Muhadditheen Dr. | name = Muhammad Abdullah | birth_date = {{birth date|1932|04|01|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila|Bangakhan]], [[Lakshmipur District|Lakshmipur subdivision]], [[Noakhali District]], [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal Province]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2008|10|21|1932|04|01|df=y}} | death_place = [[Shaheed Suhrawardy Hospital]], [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] | nationality = [[Bangladesh]]i | religion = [[Islam]] | denomination = [[Sunni]] | jurisprudence = [[Hanafi]] | education = [[University of Dhaka]] <small>(BA, MA, MPhil, PhD)</small><br>[[Government Hazi Mohammad Mohsin College|Haji Mohammad Mohsin College]] <small>(HSC)</small><br>[[Aliah University|Calcutta Alia Madrasa]] <small>(Kamil)</small><br>[[:bn:নোয়াখালী কারামতিয়া কামিল মাদ্রাসা|Noakhali Karamatia Madrasa]] <small>(Alim, Fazil)</small> | module = {{Infobox Arabic name|embed=yes | ism = Muḥammad ʿAbdullāh<br />محمد عبد الله | nasab = ibn Mukhliṣ ar-Raḥmān<br />بن مخلص الرحمن | nisba = an-Nawākhālawī<br />النواخالوي}} }} '''Muhammad Abdullah''' (1 April 1932 – 21 October 2008) was a Bangladeshi [[Islamic scholar]] and academic. He was a professor of [[Dhaka University]] and researcher.
==Early life and education== Muhammad Abdullah was born on 1 April 1932 to a [[Bengali Muslim]] family in the village of [[Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila|Bangakhan]] in [[Lakshmipur District|Lakshmipur subdivision]], [[Noakhali District]], [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal Province]], [[British Raj]].<ref name=a/> He passed Alim and Fazil from [[:bn:নোয়াখালী কারামতিয়া কামিল মাদ্রাসা|Noakhali Karamatia Madrasa]] in 1943 and 1945 respectively. He was conferred "Mumtazul Muhaddisin" title from [[Aliah University|Calcutta Alia Madrasa]] in 1947.<ref name=b/> He passed HSC from [[Government Hazi Mohammad Mohsin College|Haji Mohammad Mohsin College]] in 1949. He graduated from [[Dhaka University]] in Urdu in 1952.<ref name=a/> He received his postgraduate degree from this institution in 1953 in Urdu. He also received his postgraduate degree in Islamic Studies and Arabic from [[Dhaka University]] in 1972 and 1973 respectively.<ref name=b/> He was conferred MPhil in 1981. He was also conferred a PhD in 1983 in Arabic from [[Dhaka University]].<ref name=a/>
==Career== Abdullah joined [[Sylhet Government Alia Madrasah]] in 1952. He joined [[Dhaka University]] in 1972 as an assistant professor in the Urdu and Arabic departments.<ref name=a/> He became an associate professor in 1978 and a professor in 1985. He retired from his job in 1992.<ref name=b/> After retirement he worked as a supernumerary professor for ten years.<ref name=a/>
Abdullah was fluent in [[Arabic]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Bangla (language)|Bangla]], [[Urdu]] and English. He wrote 33 books.<ref name=b/> His articles were published in Bangladesh the Encyclopedia, Islamic Encyclopedia, and journals from home and abroad. He also conducted eleven research projects for the University Grant Commission.<ref name=b/>
==Awards and recognition== The editorial board of a magazine of [[Lahore]] titled ''Saiyara'' conferred on him "Nishan-e-Urdu" in 1966 for his contribution to Urdu language and literature.<ref name=a/> He was also awarded Ibrahim Khan Gold Medal in 1992 from [[Dhaka University]].<ref name=b/>
==Death== Abdullah died on 21 October 2008 at the age of 76 in [[Shaheed Suhrawardy Hospital]], [[Dhaka]].<ref name=a>{{cite web|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Abdullah,_Muhammad |title=Abdullah, Muhammad |access-date=11 December 2019|website=Banglapedia}}</ref><ref name=b>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailynayadiganta.com/post-editorial/457908/-স্ম-র-ণ-গবেষক-ডক্টর-মুহাম্মদ-আবদুল্লাহ |script-title=bn:স্ম র ণ : গবেষক ডক্টর মুহাম্মদ আবদুল্লাহ |date=21 October 2019|language=bn |access-date=11 December 2019|work=Daily Naya Diganta}}</ref>
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