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Contribution of Women Sufi Poets in Sufi Literature

Authors: Patil, Rajani Shivajirao; Peerzada Sadique Ali Nishat Ali;

Contribution of Women Sufi Poets in Sufi Literature

Abstract

Abstract Sufism developed as the inward and contemplative aspect of Islam, forming a literary tradition shaped by devotion, ethical practice, and mystical symbolism (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Its literature includes poetry, sayings, and teaching manuals that reflect the seeker’s emotional and spiritual journey. Women poets have contributed meaningfully within this tradition despite social limitations. This study examines five major figures namely: Rabia al-Basri, Lalleshwari (Lal Ded), Mahsati Ganjavi, A'isha al-Ba'uniyya, and Zeb-un-Nissa (Makhfi). Their primary works include devotional sayings, vakhs, quatrains, diwans, and instructional prose which explore themes of unconditional love, annihilation of the ego, inner awakening, social ethics, and prophetic devotion. The research methodology applied in the study is through close textual reading, comparison and review of secondary scholarship. The hypothesis is that the women poets were not merely replicas of the conventional Sufi themes but broadened the Sufi literature by using their own voice, local language, and new revelations. The paper comes to the conclusion that their works made Sufi literature more emotional and ethical.

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Keywords: Sufism; Women Poets; Rabia; Lal Ded; Mahsati; A'isha al-Ba'uniyya; Zeb- un Nissa.

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