Zainab Cobbold
Zainab Cobbold | |
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Born |
Lady Evelyn Murray 1867 Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Great Britain |
Died | 1963 (aged 97–98) |
Nationality | British |
Known for | First British-born Muslim woman to perform the Hajj pilgrimage |
Religion | Islam |
Spouse(s) | John Dupuis Cobbold (m. 1891–1922) |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) |
Charles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore Lady Gertrude Coke |
Zainab Cobbold (born Evelyn Murray, later Cobbold; 1867–January 1963) was a Scottish noblewoman and convert to Islam. Born in Edinburgh in 1867,[1] she was the eldest daughter of Charles Adolphus Murray,[2] 7th Earl of Dunmore and Lady Gertrude Coke, daughter of the Second Earl of Leicester.[3]
Evelyn achieved celebrity at age 65, in 1933, when she became the first British-born Muslim woman to perform the pilgrimage to Mecca.[3][4] In 1934, a personal account of her trip was published entitled Pilgrimage to Mecca. An excerpt from her work can be found in Michael Wolfe's book One Thousand Roads to Mecca.
References
- ↑ William Facey, Miranda Taylor, Introduction to 'Pilgrimage to Mecca', p 2. ISBN 9780955889431
- ↑ William Facey, Miranda Taylor, Introduction to 'Pilgrimage to Mecca', p 3. ISBN 9780955889431
- 1 2 Facey, William (2008). "Mayfair to Makkah", Saudi Aramco World, Vol. 59, No. 5, pages 18-23.
- ↑ William Facey, Miranda Taylor, Introduction to 'Pilgrimage to Mecca', p 32. ISBN 9780955889431
Further reading
Clive Hodges: Cobbold & Kin: Life Stories from an East Anglian Family (Woodbridge, Boydell Press, 2014) ISBN. 9781843839545
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