Muhammadi Begum
Muhammadi Begum (also known as Sayyidah Muhammadi Begum) (22 May 1878 – 2 November 1908) was a Sunni Muslim scholar, Urdu writer and an advocate of women education. She co-founded the Islamic weekly magazine Tehzeeb-e-Niswan, and was its founding editor. She is known as the first woman who edited an Urdu magazine. She was the wife of Sayyid Mumtaz Ali Deobandi.
Sayyidah Muhammadi Begum | |
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Personal | |
Born | 22 May 1878 Shahpur, Punjab, British India |
Died | 2 November 1908 30) Shimla, British India | (aged
Religion | Islam |
Spouse | Sayyid Mumtaz Ali |
Children | Imtiaz Ali Taj (son) |
Denomination | Sunni Islam |
Notable work(s) | Tehzeeb-e-Niswan |
Relatives | Naeem Tahir (grandson), Faran Tahir (great-grandson) |
Biography
Muhammadi Begum was born on 22 May 1878 in Shahpur, Punjab.[1] She memorized Quran and learned Urdu language with her brothers, and learned to write letters to remain in touch with her sister after she got married in 1886.[2]
In 1897, she married Sayyid Mumtaz Ali Deobandi, an Islamic scholar and an alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband.[3][4] On 1 July 1898, the couple started a weekly magazine for women called Tehzeeb-e-Niswan, which is regarded as one of the pioneering works on women rights in Islam.[5] She edited the magazine until her death in 1908.[6] Muhammadi Begum is reportedly seen as the first woman who ever edited an Urdu magazine. [4]
Aged 30, Muhammadi Begum died at Shimla on 2 November 1908. [4]
Literary works
Books of Muhammadi Begum include:[1]
- Aaj Kal
- Safia Begum
- Shareef Beti
- Chandan Haar
- Aadab e Mulaqaat
- Rafeeqe Aroos
- Khaanadari
- Sughar Beti
Legacy
Muhammadi Begum's grandson Naeem Tahir compiled Sayyidah Muhammadi Begum awr Unka Khandan (transl. Sayyidah Muhammadi Begum and her family).[7]
References
- Sarwat Ali (10 May 2020). "Stuff legends are made of". The News International. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- Sarkar, Sumit; Sarkar, Tanika (2008). Women and Social Reform in Modern India: A Reader. p. 363. ISBN 9780253352699. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- Nayab Hasan Qasmi. "Mawlana Sayyid Mumtaz Ali Deobandi". Darul Uloom Deoband Ka Sahafati ManzarNama. Idara Tehqeeq-e-Islami, Deoband. pp. 147–151.
- Rauf Parekh (2 November 2015). "Muhammadi Begum and Tehzeeb-e-Niswan". Dawn. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- Moaddel, Mansoor (1998). "Religion and Women: Islamic Modernism versus Fundamentalism". Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 37 (1): 116. doi:10.2307/1388032. JSTOR 1388032.
- Tahir Kamran (8 July 2018). "Re-imagining of Muslim Women - II". thenews.com.pk. The News International. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- Asif Farrukhi (16 September 2018). "A PIONEERING WOMAN OF LETTERS". Dawn. Retrieved 22 August 2020.