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In Modern Turkish, it is spelled Hanım and is used similarly to the titles of "lady" or "mrs." or "miss" in the English language. The title of Hanımefendi is a combination of the words Khanum (tr. Hanım ) and efendi , and is a more formal title to address women in the modern age.
Shaukat (Urdu: شوکت) is a Muslim male and female given name whose meaning is "Power" and "Dignity". It is a variation of the Arabic name Shawkat ( Arabic : شَوْكَت). [ 1 ]
Bibi, also spelled Bebe, is frequently used as a respectful title for Muslim, Christian and Sikh women in South Asia when added to the given name. [1] [2] Bibi, like Begum, is used as a surname by many women in the region. [3] In Anglo-Indian, the term bibi came to be seen as a synonym for mistress. [2]
Pardah (Urdu: پردہ) is an Islamic Urdu book by Pakistani scholar Abul A'la Maududi. The book was originally published in 1940. The book was originally published in 1940. It has been translated into several languages and is considered one of the best sellers of the author.
Tuba (also Anglicised as Tooba, Touba, or less frequently Toba; Arabic: طُوبَى, romanized: Ṭūbā, lit. 'blessedness' [1]) is a female name of Arabic origin.It has been common since the 1970s in Turkey, [2] where it is often spelt Tuğba (and that spelling has the same pronunciation as Tuba in Turkish), [2] but it has also been used in other parts of the Muslim world, notably in ...
The inclusion of women in university settings has increased the presence of women scholars. [2] Akram Nadwi authored the largest compilation on female Islamic scholars, titled Al-Wafa bi Asma al-Nisa, spanning over two decades and containing a repository of more than 10,000 entries. [3] [4]
Pakistani surnames are divided into three categories: Islamic naming convention, cultural names and ancestral names. In Pakistan a person is either referred by his or her Islamic name or from tribe name (if it is specified), respectively.
According to Rajaa Moini the word 'azad' holds a unique significance in the Urdu language, which inspires reverence, pride, but in the context of women, downright hostility and revulsion.In Pakistan while an azad mulk, a free country, can be cause of celebration and revelry, where as an azad aurat, or a free woman, is faces accusations of ...