# Tâhir — Veiled Women character guide

> Tâhir in Veiled Women by Marmaduke Pickthall.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

A male servant or attendant in the narrative.

## In the story

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/veiled_women_se/chapters/ix)

The great singer who performs for the women behind a screen.

### [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/veiled_women_se/chapters/xx)

Famous singer who visits the farm; performs for the harem; kindly allows Hamdi to play his lute; refuses to take Hamdi with him.

### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/veiled_women_se/chapters/xxv)

The great singer whose wedding feast ends in tragedy; he vows never to sing again after his daughter's death but is later released from his oath by the Qadi.

### [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/veiled_women_se/chapters/xxviii)

Mentioned as having a voice Barakah admired, in contrast to the opera.

### [XXXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/veiled_women_se/chapters/xxxvi)

The singer who has vowed to call the dawn prayer; his voice brings Barakah a moment of spiritual transcendence.

## Links

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