Why Sufis conveyed their message through female characters?

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Re: Why Sufis conveyed their message through female characters?

@ajazali

^ one word, romanticism. Sufi poetry has nothing to say beyond romanticism, as i said earlier.
Even if we agree with mashooq(woman) and aashiq(man) analogy, then it goes against the stance of proponents of equality that only man has the right to propose or love. While in Islam, if women want to marry someone she can even propose, but that doesnt imply the dating and ‘sair spattay’.

More importantly, practically, sufi followers are seen claiming that they are ‘true’ aashiq of their pir.

If at all, sufi poetry was just for romanticism, why they faced so much opposition. After all, poets like Mir Taqi Mir (who are also famous for romantic poetry) lived the same period as of Bulleh Shah.