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
Personal
Born22 May 1878
Died2 November 1908(1908-11-02) (aged 30)
Shimla, British India
ReligionIslam
SpouseSayyid Mumtaz Ali
ChildrenImtiaz Ali Taj (son)
DenominationSunni Islam
Notable work(s)Tehzeeb-e-Niswan
RelativesNaeem Tahir (grandson), Faran Tahir (great-grandson)
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