Who among the following represented a resolution against the evils of polygamy at the All India Muslim Ladies Conference?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Jahanara Shah
NCERT (2025-26): “2.1 Social reform movements in the 19th and early 20th century … Likewise Muslim social reformers actively debated the meaning of polygamy and purdah. For example, a resolution against the evils of polygamy was proposed by Jahanara Shah Nawas at the All India Muslim Ladies Conference. She argued: …the kind of polygamy which is practiced by certain sections of the Muslims is against the true spirit of the Quran…and it is the duty of the educated women to exercise their influence among the relations to put an end to this practice.…” |