Far down the memory lanes: A Wedding invitation card in Urdu from 1933 Goes Viral, Check Post Here
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The wedding season has begun! Nowadays, during weddings, fancy invitation cards are always the talk of the town.
While these day people go in for unique and complex designs for invitation cards, a simple handwritten wedding invite is winning over netizens.
Some of us have seen our parents’ wedding invitations, but have you ever wondered what your grandparents’ wedding invitations looked like? An 89-year-old wedding invitation letter written in Urdu has gone viral on the internet. To see the least, people were thrilled to see a piece of the past.
The invitation card was posted on Twitter by a user named sonal Battla. She captioned it, “My grandparents’ wedding invitation circa #1933 #Delhi.”
CHECK PHOTO OF WEDDING INVITATION FROM 1933 HERE
My grandparents’ wedding invitation circa #1933 #Delhi pic.twitter.com/WRcHQQULUX
— Sonya Battla (@SonyaBattla2) December 30, 2022
In the photograph shared of the card, one can see an old, coffee-brown shaded card in neat Urdu calligraphy. The person is writing the letter to invite for his son’s wedding scheduled on April 23, 1933. The card reads, “I praise and pay gratitude to Prophet Muhammad. Respected Sir, Peace be upon You I am thankful to Almighty Allah for this blessed time. Wedding of my son, Hafiz Muhammad Yousaf is scheduled on 23 April 1933/27 Zil-Hajj 1351 on Sunday.”
It is also mentioned that the bride’s house is located in Kishan Ganj. “I invite you to come to my house situated at Street Qasim Jaan, and then accompany us to the house of Bride situated in Kishan Ganj Locality, to become part of Nikkah (Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad) and eat a meal. Walima is on 24 April 1933 / 28 Zil-Hajj 1351.Come to my house at 10 am and become part of Walima and make me thankful to you.”
The father of the groom, also adds that he will appreciate punctuality. “Barat will start its journey sharp at 11:30 am. Your Punctuality will make me comfortable. Writer of the Invitation: Muhammad Ibrahim Hafiz Shahaab-ud-Din Muhammad Ibrahim, Place: Delhi.”
The photo of the simple invitation has over 9,000 likes and hundreds of retweets since it was posted on December 30.
The card garnered the attention of many online. One person stated, “Amazing to have preserved this piece of history down the generations.” Another claimed, “So beautifully written!.
