Marriages Pershad had seven wives. Three were Hindus and four were Muslims (which also included
Shia Muslims). His Muslim wives bore him six sons; his Hindu wives bore him nine sons. The wives followed their own religion, and the children were brought up in the religion of their mother. The children from Muslim wives had Islamic names; the children from Hindu wives had Hindu names. One of Pershad's favorite wives was Ghousia Begum. She belonged to an orthodox Muslim family. Although she lived under a strict
purdah, they managed to court each other using disguises. According to Islamic law, marriage between a Muslim and a Hindu is not allowed. To marry her, he was ready to convert to Islam. However, Nizam
Mahboob Ali Khan was not in favour of him converting as he did not want a Muslim
peshkar.
Interests and beliefs Pershad wrote Persian and
Urdu poems under the pen name "Shad" (
English: happy). His poetry was influenced by Sufism. He was also a proponent of
Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb (
communal harmony between Hindus and Muslims). He wrote Pershad was a patron of poetry, paintings and music. No matter the quality of their work, he encouraged painters, writers and musicians. In the early morning, artists from different parts of India as well as from
Persia and
Arab countries visited him. He also published an Urdu poetry magazine titled
Mahbub Al Kalam. In it the first
ghazal was written by Nizam
Mahbub Ali Khan, the rest were written by Pershad. The
ghazals were written in the form a dialogue between two lovers. Pershad's hobbies included painting, playing
sitar, photography and sculpting. He was a childhood friend of the Nizam and throughout his life, he was a staunch Nizam loyalist. and the
GCIE in 1910. ==Death==