Re: Why Sufis conveyed their message through female characters?
some examples from Sufi poetry which prove that sufis recognized equality of women.
1. Shah Hussain
Ghoom charakhRa ghoom teri kattan wali jeewe, kattan wali jeewe naliyan wattan wali jeewe…
ABIDA PARVEEN - GHOOM CHARAKHRA - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DayNEX1f3Mg)
The working woman is still a taboo in sub-continent culture. In rural societies, she is an unpiad and unsung worker todate, who is not only occupied in house-hold works from dawn to dusk, but also involved in different stages of cultivation. Still, she is considered ‘bojh / burden’ on family. Sufis like Shah Hussain acknowledged hard-working women, praised them and prayed for them.
2. Shah Latif
Marvi, a poor girl from desert Thar, kidnapped by the ruler of Omar-kot ‘Omar Soomro’. All his efforts to make the girl accept him and his material offers went unsuccessful as the girl was committed to her land and poor people. Today, Marvi (a lady) is symbol of patriotism and courage in Sindh due to poetry of Shah Latif which forms fabric of Sindhi society. The character of Marvi is most favorite of Shah Latif. He does criticize his characters for their shortcomings in his poetry, but there is no such remarks about Marvi.
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3. Waris Shah**
The lines from Amarta preetam conclude it very well that who was prominent feminist of Punjab:
Aj aakhan waaris shah noo kito.N qabra.N vicho.N bol!
Te aj kitab-e-ishq da koi agla varka phol! **
Ik roi si dhii punjab dii tuu likh-likh mare vain
Aj lakkha.N dheeyan rondian tainuu.N waaris shah noon kahan**
Uth darmandan diaa dardiiaa uth tak apna punjaab!
Aj bele laashaa.N vichiiaa.N te lahu dii bharii chenaab!
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Today, I call Waris Shah, “Speak from your grave,”
And turn to the next page in your book of love,
Once, a daughter of Punjab cried and you wrote an entire saga,
Today, a million daughters cry out to you, Waris Shah,
Rise! O’ narrator of the grieving! Look at your Punjab,
Today, fields are lined with corpses, and blood fills the Chenab*