Hameeda Akhtar Pirzada (Babu Jan): (17.04.1910 – 30.06.1993)

(Buried in Miani Saheb, Bahawalpur Road, Lahore)

1973	1949	1932	1934-With Bibi Jan (2nd from left) Raja Mian (1st from left)	1932, with  Bhabi  (to be in future)

Hameeda Akhtar (alias Babu Jan) was the only daughter of Pirzada Muhammad Hasan (Deewaan of Baoni / Charkhari) and got married in 1945 to her paternal cousin Pirzada Ghulam Asghar (1904-1986 – preventive officer (retired) Sea customs – Karachi – son of Ghulam Qadir Asar). She had no offspring.

Qualifications:

• Rarely highlighted in the family that Babu Jan had passed the examination of ‘Adeeb Fazil’ in 1930 (personally, explored by the author and was confirmed through reliable sources as well).
• Started playing Harmonium from the sister of famous Ustad Fateh Ali Khan (Amraao Begum) who used to visit her residence for this purpose regularly.
• Started learning Astrology from a Hindu Pundit but she abandoned the activity of learning  after being forbidden by elders of the family.

Life & Activities:

• Babu Jan was the only sister and dearest (ladlee) to her 11 brothers inclusive 8 cousin-brothers (All sons of 3 brothers).
• She was a very active and social woman of her time and was respected and regarded as a princess in the family, as well as in her social circle.
• She used to visit Shimla & Solan regularly during the summer season.
• By virtue of higher status of her father, women of the social/family circle including cousins/sisters-in-law, used to request her for inviting them in the dinner parties, arranged for dignitaries of the city.
• Author remembers that once she sung a sweet song at his home in Samanabad, on Harmonium.

Words of the song:

“Mehmaan jo aanay waalay hen, Wo dil meN samaanay walay heN”.

Translation: 

“The guests, who are coming, will become habitant in our heart”

Later Part of Her Life;  After the creation of Pakistan, like many others she also faced a terrible life of poverty. But she never got heard of complaining about the past/present. She lived a hard life after the death of her husband in 1986 at her residence in Lahore (Egerton Road) while during her last days of life she also faced a road accident.

“May Allah forgive her and raise her tribes” (Aameen)

Dear Readers!

To understand meanings of the verse of “Quran” which means “All the real respects and disgracer is in the hands of Almighty Allah”, we can take the example of the life of Babu Jan. No doubt, Allah has the authority to give rise and fall. The only to remain forever is the Almighty Allah.

About the Grave;

The verse written on her grave-plate: