Speech by
Lady Evelyn Zainab Cobbold at function to mark birthday
of the Holy Prophet Muhammad in London
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In The Islamic Review, March 1934, there is a report
of a function held by the Muslim Society of Great Britain
on 14th December 1933, at the Carlton Hotel, Piccadilly, London,
in honour of the birthday of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. It
says of Lady Evelyn Zainab Cobbold that she:
acted as the hostess on that occasion, and delivered
a brilliant speech on the life of the Holy Prophet which
created a vivid impression of reality, it being illustrated
by lantern slides depicting Mecca and Medina.
(This text is under her photo in the frontispiece)
It also says:
She followed up her lecture with lantern slides showing
the Cave of Hira, the Mosque of the Prophet, the Mosque
of Qiblatain, the Kaaba, the Grand Mosque, the Tower of
the Prophet, Jabal Ohud and various other views of Mecca
and Medina connected with the life story of the Holy Prophet.
This novel step went a long way to help Muslims, steeped
in love for the Holy Places, to live for a brief space of
time in the days of the Holy Prophet. As to non-Muslims,
it went a long way to impress indelibly the brilliant speech
which Lady Evelyn had already made. (p. 72)
Scanned images of the pages of The Islamic Review (March
1934, pages 7578) where her speech is printed are shown
below.
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Related
links:
Review of Pilgrimage
to Mecca by The Islamic Review
Introduction to Pilgrimage
to Mecca
Review from British
press of Pilgrimage to Mecca
Speech at function in honour of Holy Prophet Muhammad
Muslim funeral and burial
of Lady Evelyn Zainab Cobbold, Scotland, 1963 |