The role of female Sufis in the promotion of sufi poetry and the reasons for their unpopularity

صوفیانہ شاعری کے فروغ میں خواتین صوفیات کا کردار اور ان کی عدم شہرت کے اسباب

Abstract

From the beginning Tasawwaf  is considered  Islamic  science of spirituallyity because sufies develop their closeness to Allah.They spent their lives to seek out the will of Allah by abstinence of earthly lust, proud and hypocrisy. Islam is nothing with out learning Quran and Sunnah. It is also incomplete with out purifing the inner Soul. Love seeker of Allah and Rasul gets eternal benefits by consentrating purification of moral values. There are shining stars of Islamic Sufism like Awais Qarni, Hassan Basri, Khawaja Fazeel bin Ayaz, Malik bin Dinar,  Ibrahim bin Adem, Junaid Bagdadi, Zun-Noon Misri, Bayazed Bestami & Sari-Saqti. Women have played a vital role in the development of Sufism which is classically understood to have begun with the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W). Women mystics have also contributed a lot. Like Sufia women melted their self in the will of Allah. History reveals women remain integratted with sufi. They lit the spark of spirituality and composed many mystic songs. This article comprises a brief analysis of Women  contribution who preserved the spiritual heritage for coming generations. Genuinely in this age of industrialization, a peace ful message of Sufi ladies cannot be neglected.