Mohammad Yakub Ali Chowdhury

Mohammad Yakub Ali Chowdhury
Mohammad Yakub Ali Chowdhury
Born	1888; Pangsha Upozila , Rajbari District; Bengal Presidency; (now Bangladesh)
Died	1940 (aged 51–52); Kolkata , India
Occupation	Essayist

Mohammad Yakub Ali Chowdhury (1888–1940), was a Bengali essayist.[1][2]

Early life

Chowdhury was born in November 1888 in Pangsha, Faridpur District, Bengal Presidency, British India. His father was Enayetullah Chowdhury.[1] His brother was Mohammad Rowshan Ali Chowdhury, a politician and journalist.[3] He studied at Pangsha ME School and Raja Surya Kumar Institute.[1]

Career

Chowdhury taught in Chittagong at the Jorwargavj English High School in 1914. He worked as the assistant teacher at the Raja Surya Kumar Institute. He taught at George High School in Pangsha in 1918. He was involved with the Indian National Congress. He was imprisoned from 1920 to 1921 for his involvement in the Khilafat Movement and lost his job as a result. He served as the Secretary of the Bangiya Mussalman Sahitya Samiti. He edited the associations magazine Sahityik with Golam Mostofa. He contributed to The Kohinoor which was edited by his brother, Mohammad Rowshan Ali Chowdhury. Most of Chowdhury's essays were based on Islam, Islamic culture, and Islamic teachings. He supported Bangla as the language of Bengali Muslims over Urdu.[1][4]

Death and legacy

Chowdhury died on 15 December 1940.[1] There is an Institution in Pangsha named Yakub Ali Chowdhuri Biddapith. His literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary, higher secondary and graduation level Bengali Literature in Bangladesh.

A High School at Pangsha Upazila, Dhaka, Bangladesh, named after the essayist.

Essay collections

Manob Mukut (1926) [Book on the life of Muhammad's life and teachings]
Nur Nabi (1918) [Book on the life of Muhammad for children]
Shanti Dhara (1918) [Book on ‘religious’ works of Muslims, which are not found in Islam]
Dhormer Kahini (1914)

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References

Haque, Khondkar Sirajul. "Chowdhury, Mohammad Yakub Ali". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
Baxter, Craig; Rahman (Ph.D.), Syedur (2003). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 70. ISBN 9780810848634.
Saifuzzaman, AKM. "Chowdhury, Mohammad Rowshan Ali". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
Islam in Bangladesh Through Ages. Islamic Foundation Bangladesh. 1995. p. 203. ISBN 9789840690121.