Woman Shares Grandparents' Wedding Invitation From 1933 Written In Urdu, Internet Stunned

Invitation cards for weddings come in a variety of colours, sizes, and themes. You'll be pleasantly surprised by the selection, which ranges from paper cards to audio invitation cards.

However, have you ever thought about the design of vintage invitation cards? You don't need to fantasise if you haven't. One Twitter user shared a picture of her grandparents' wedding invitation. People on the internet were stunned to see the card from 1933 written in Urdu. Have a look.

Woman shares wedding invitation from 1933 written in Urdu

My grandparents¡¯ wedding invitation circa #1933 #Delhi pic.twitter.com/WRcHQQULUX

¡ª Sonya Battla (@SonyaBattla2) December 30, 2022

A woman named Sonal Battla uploaded the invitation card on Twitter. "My grandparents¡¯ wedding invitation circa #1933 #Delhi," she wrote as the caption of the tweet.

The image showed a card that was coffee coloured and had Urdu writing on it. The card read, "I honour and thank the Prophet Muhammad. I am grateful to Allah Ta'ala for this good time, Respected Sir, Peace be Upon You. The wedding of my son, Hafiz Muhammad Yousaf, is set for Sunday, April 23, 1933, which is Zil-Hajj 1351."

People on the internet were amazed

Many people on the internet were amazed at this peek into the past.

A man wrote, "See the humbleness of our ancestors. They will continue to be the guiding torch for us and for many generations to come. May their souls rest in eternal peace."

See the humbleness of our ancestors. They will continue to be the guiding torch for us and for many generations to come. May their souls rest in eternal peace.

¡ª YusufJameel???? ???? (@jameelyusuf) December 31, 2022

A woman added, "So beautifully written! Probably someone would go around the gullies with a register and the RSVP would be the letter suad written by the invitee in the register. The name of the bride is missing from the invitation."

So beautifully written! Probably someone would go around the gullies with a register and the RSVP would be the letter suad written by the invitee in the register. The name of the bride is missing from the invitation

¡ª Dr Tarana H. Khan (@DrTarana) December 30, 2022

Another pointed out, "Very interesting that the events took place at 10am in the morning! How the world has changed."

Very interesting that the events took place at 10am in the morning! How the world has changed

¡ª Talha (@talhanm) December 31, 2022

Another man wrote, "Wow. What a humble n respectful invitation. Ppl of that era knew how to treat others irrespective of their social status."

Wow. What a humble n respectful invitation. Ppl of that era knew how to treat others irrespective of their social status.

¡ª MOHAMMAD JAUDAT AZIZ (@mjaudat) December 30, 2022

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