What religion is Nadir Khan?

July 13, 2008 11:31 AM

In Salmon Rushdie's Midnight's Children, is the character of Nadir Khan a muslim or a hindu?
posted by MrMerlot to media & arts (4 comments total)

I haven't read the book, but Khan is a Muslim name as far as I'm aware.
posted by Lleyam at 11:45 AM on July 13, 2008

That's what I was going to suggest, too. I haven't read the book either, but there's some information over at the Wikipedia entry for the name Khan that you might find helpful.
posted by sabira at 12:13 PM on July 13, 2008

He's a muslim. Not only is he the personal secretary of Mian Abdullah who is a Muslim political figure but also when he divorces Mumtaz he leaves a note saying "Taalaq! Taalaq! Taalaq!"

And, yes, I'm currently reading the book.
posted by vacapinta at 12:43 PM on July 13, 2008

Both Nadir and Khan are Muslim names.
posted by Dee Xtrovert at 5:07 PM on July 13, 2008