Bibi (title)

Portrait of a Bibi, Lucknow (Oudh State) 1785

Bibi means Miss in Urdu and is frequently used as a respectful title for Muslim women in South Asia when added to the given name.

Bibi, like Begum, is used as a surname by some Muslim British Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi women.[1]

Notable people known by this title

  • Aisha Bibi, 12th-century noble woman, after whom a memorial and village are named in modern Kazakhstan
  • Asia Bibi, subject of a noted blasphemy case in Pakistan
  • Bushra Bibi, wife of Imran Khan and First Lady of Pakistan
  • Chand Bibi (1550–1599 CE), also known as Chand Khatun or Chand Sultana, Indian Muslim woman warrior
  • Jodhi Bibi, a.k.a. Mariam-uz-Zamani and other names (1542–1623), Empress of the Mughal Empire
  • Mukhtaran Bibi (born c. 1972, now known as Mukhtār Mā'ī), survivor of a gang rape in Pakistan
  • Taramon Bibi, female freedom fighter in Bangladesh

References

  1. ↑ A. R. Gatrad; Aziz Sheikh. "Muslim birth customs". Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed2001;84:F6-F8 doi:10.1136/fn.84.1.F6. Archived from the original on 2015-02-05.
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