Zainab Cobbold
| Zainab Cobbold | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Lady Evelyn Murray 1867 Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Great Britain |
| Died | 1963 (aged 97–98) |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | First Muslim woman born in Britain 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][2] she was the eldest daughter of Charles Adolphus Murray,[3] 7th Earl of Dunmore and Lady Gertrude Coke, daughter of the Second Earl of Leicester.[4]
Cobbold spent much of her childhood in Algiers and Cairo in the company of Muslim nannies.[2] She considered herself a Muslim from a young age despite not officially professing her faith until she met the pope.[2]
Evelyn achieved celebrity at age 65, in 1933, when she became the first Muslim woman born in Britain to perform the pilgrimage to Mecca.[4][5] 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
- 1 2 3 "The Victorian Muslims of Britain". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ↑ 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