Why Sufis conveyed their message through female characters?

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Re: Why Sufis conveyed their message through female characters?

@Jolie

What you may call inferiority could also mean limitations of being a woman in those times. The fact that Sufis wrote as referred to themselves as woman and gave her the characteristics of a mureed is a perfect example to highlight how they went against the desi culture of keeping the woman mute and anonymous by giving her a voice in their writing. They explored the depth of women’s emotions, desires, dilemma, and adventures and personified female strength and rebellion. Women were assigned the mureed status to epitomise the generous nature female loyalty, their capacity to hold platonic love for eternity, their longing to have a virtuous male character into their lives.

I stay they believe women are inferior spiritually then men. You can refer to their poetry. I know because i use to read Sufi poetry.
Only media portrays Sufi poetry as feminist piece of art whereas Sufi poetry is not supposed to be what they want to make out of it. Just like you said, creative writers do not address is real life issues or problems at hand, media is far from the interpretation of Sufi poetry.
Just giving an example of line by Sultan Bahu.
Aiy dunya zan haiz pleeti

The classic male *murshid *and female mureed analogy can perhaps be taken as a metaphorical device to convey the message the message of female restlessness, longing for guidance, acceptance, purpose and identity in male dominated society where women were habitually oppressed.

If you ask pro-sufis or someone from sufi study circle they will let you know the story behind this analogy.