Why Sufis conveyed their message through female characters?

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Re: Why Sufis conveyed their message through female characters?

@Jolie

Is it supposed to be a quintessential feminist poetry? Of course not. The poetry has a very pro-woman feel to it and that’s quite a significant aspect of it.

Sufis were not social commentators. Other than women’s grievances there were a lot of things that were wrong with the Subcontinent and lot of cultural practices that were against the belief system of the Sufis. However, they never explicitly launched an attack on the flawed people, way of life and traditions they witnessed around themselves. Unlike most of the Muslim ideological and political movements of today. More than advocating law based life, they emphasised on spirit based life. They gave women a voice in their writings and that itself was a unique and hugely sufficient device to break the societal norms of keeping women mute and anonymous.

In your first post you implied sufis romanticize things, in rest of posts you are implying sufis gave women a voice and went against social norms.

can you give some real example of type of sufi poetry you are talking about?