Sayyidah Muhammadi Begum | |
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Born | 22 May 1878 |
Died | 2 November 1908 Shimla, British India | (aged 30)
Religion | Islam |
Spouse | Sayyid Mumtaz Ali |
Children | Imtiaz Ali Taj (son) |
Denomination | Sunni Islam |
Notable work(s) | Tehzeeb-e-Niswan |
Relatives | Yasmeen Tahir (granddaughter) Naeem Tahir (grandson) Faran Tahir (great-grandson) |
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.