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Mirat-ul-Uroos (Urdu: مراۃ العروس, The bride's mirror) is an Urdu language novel written by Indian author Nazir Ahmad Dehlvi, also popularly known as Deputy Nazir Ahmad, (1830–1912) and published in 1869. [1]
Umrao Jaan Ada (Urdu: اُمراؤ جان ادا) is an Urdu novel by Mirza Hadi Ruswa (1857–1931), first published in 1899. [1] It is considered the first Urdu novel by many [2] and tells the story of a tawaif and poet by the same name from 19th century Lucknow, as recounted by her to the author.
Bilquis Bano Edhi HI (Urdu: بلقیس ایدھی; 14 August 1947 – 15 April 2022) was a Pakistani nurse who helped save the lives of over 16,000 children. [2] During her career as a nurse and marriage to Abdul Sattar Edhi, she was one of the most active philanthropists in Pakistan.
After her marriage, she was one of the first Indian Muslim women in her generation to leave purdah. [1] Muhammad Ali Jinnah inspired her to be involved in politics. [1] She was a leader in the Muslim Women Student's Federation and the All-India Muslim League's Women's Sub-Committee.
Bano Qudsia (Urdu: بانو قدسیہ ; 28 November 1928 – 4 February 2017), also known as Bano Aapa, [4] was a Pakistani novelist, playwright and spiritualist. She wrote literature in Urdu, producing novels, dramas plays and short stories. Qudsia is best recognized for her novel Raja Gidh. [5]
The story revolves around lead protagonist Najaf , a bright girl from a middle-class background, living in Hyderabad in a modest environment with her much younger step-sisters, father Quddos (Firdous Jamal) and step mother Khalda (Annie Zaidi). Khalda has never truly accepted Najaf as a daughter and tries to keep her away from her sisters as well.
Regarding the book, Muhiuddin Khan said, The seven-volume book, Karwan-e-Zindagi, is a special mirror of the Muslim Ummah. In writing his autobiography, Hazrat Maulana has not only painted an accurate picture of the contemporary Muslim Ummah, but also an outline of the life to be imitated and followed.
Aangan / ˈ ɑː ŋ ɡ ə n / (Urdu: آنگن, romanized: Āṅgan, lit. 'courtyard'), alternatively spelled Angan, is a period novel by Pakistani novelist and short story writer Khadija Mastoor. Published in 1962, it is hailed as a masterpiece of Urdu literature.