EVANGELICAL WOMEN IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1900; BEGUM BILQUIS SHEIKH P/ 23 1926

 

In this post I will continue to share the story of a woman named Begum Bilquis Sheikh. She lived from 1919 - 1997. As she read the Bible alongside the Quran, she began questioning her beliefs. In response to her questions, she approached the home of some local American missionaries, David and Synnove Mitchell, where she learned of Christianity for the first time. On 24 December 1966, she converted to Christianity and she soon began attending a local gathering of Christians. 

When Begum's family discovered that she had become a Christian, they began to shun her. She began to receive threatening letters and telephone calls and at one point her home was torched. Thankfully, her servants were able to put out the flames before the whole house caught fire. 

In 1972, Begum fled to the US for safety where she began speaking about her conversion at churches, conferences and Billy Graham Crusades. However, in 1987, she returned to Pakistan to live closer to her family.

Begum died in 1997.