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Jana Begum

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Residence
  
Muslim Scholar

Grandparent
  
Bairam Khan

Parents
  
Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana

Era
  
Mughal India, 17th century

Main interests
  
Qur'anic commentary (Tafseer)

People also search for
  
Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, Bairam Khan, Mah Banu Begum

Jana Begum was a Mughal Indian noblewoman and scholar, famous for being one of the first woman to write a commentary (Arabic: tafsir) on the Qur'an in the 17th century. She was the daughter of the Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, a scholar and general under the Mughal Emperor Akbar.

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Jana Begum Wikipedia