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Shaikh Abdul Gaffar Sullia (Arabic: الشيخ عبد الغفار) (February 02, 1922 – January 16, 1998), was a Indian Sunni Muslim teacher from Karnataka. He has undertaken a numerous activities for the welfare of Muslims in south India. He was one of the first to translate The Holy Qur’an in to Kanada Language which took him twelve years to complete it. He has written several books and conducted many lectures.

Life Shaikh Abdul Gaffar was born in the City of Mangalore, Karnataka during the month of Jumaada al-Thaany 1340 A.H,and Year 1922 to a family with a reputation for their interest in Islam. His father Shaikh Burhaan Saheb was a School Teacher and mother  Wazir Bi was a house wife. He was a very hard working person, despite the fact that he helped a great deal in supporting his family, he still found time to study the Qur’an, Hadith, and Tafsir. By the time he was sixty nine, he got paralysed.

Family Shaikh Abdul Gaffar was the oldest of five Children to his parents, with three brothers and one sister. In the year 19** he got married to ashdkjadksh, with her he got seven children with two daughters and five sons.

Education He was Brilliant student and a self educated person. He did not held any University degree, but his knowledge and presence was scholarly.

Career He had assumed a number of posts and responsibilities: Worked in 32 schools and Imam of Masjid •	1940: started working as a School teacher •	High School Teacher •	Worked in Udupi Board High School •	Head Teacher of Urdu School Karkala •	Got retired from Urdu Higher Primary School as a Headmaster (Principal)

Major Works Shaikh Abdul Gaffar had undertaken a number of charitable and other activities. He was strong opponent of Shirk and Bidaat (Religious Innovations) which was wide spread locally in the Town Udayawara (Udupi Dist.). He took Life risking moves to fight against Religious Innovations while he was appointed as a Imam at the Town Mosque. There are number of books written and translated by Shaikh Abdul Gaffar and the subject matter covered several topics. •	Hajj Guide ( Translated to Kannada) - 1975 •	Started Quran Translation In Kannada -1978 •	Urdu - Kanada Dictionary- 1984 •	Parda ( Translated to Kannada) •	Khutbaat •	Analagni ( Against Dowry) •	Kareneedu Kanda ( A Book of Religious Poetry) •	Nanda Deepa (A Book of Religious Poetry) – Printed in 1975 •	Pavitra Quran – (Quran Translation in to Kannada) reviewed by Moulana Syed Yousuf, Ibrahim Saeed, Mohammad Saadullah

Languages Shaikh Abdul Gaffar was Kannada, English, Hindi, Urdu, Arabic, Farsi, Malayalam, Tulu, Byari

Death On Thursday morning, January 16, 1998, Shaikh Abdul Gaffar Sullia died at the age of. The next day, following Friday prayer was his funeral led by his son..

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