Mai Safoora

Mai Safoora

Ḣaḍrat Mā’ī Ṣafūrah Qādirīyya in Arabic calligraphy
Born Safoora
1742
Jarala, Mughal Empire (present-day Pakistan)
Died 1795
Other names Rabia Zaman, Sapooran
Education Religious
Occupation Agriculture
Years active 23
Era Durrani Empire
Known for Mother of Saleh Muhammad Safoori, Sufism
Notable work Preaching of Islam
Religion Sunni Islam
Denomination Hanafi Qadiri
Spouse(s) Khawja Noor Muhammad
Children Saleh Muhammad Safoori (son), Saleha (daughter)
Parent(s) Rustam Ali (father), Bi Bi Saara (mother)
Family Farooqi Qadiri

Rabia'zmaa Hazrat Mai Safoora Qadiriyya (Pashto, Persian, Urdu, Arabic, Punjabi:رابعہ زماں حضرت مائی صفورہ قادریہ رحہ) or Mai Sapooran (1742-1795) was a southern Punjabi religious woman and the mother of poet Saleh Muhammad Safoori.[1] Of Arab descent, she was born in Jarala.

Biography

Mai Safoora was born in Jarala in present-day Punjab, Pakistan. At her birth, it was part of the Mughal Empire. After the death of Nader Shah's Turkmen Afsharid, in 1747 Ahmad Shah Abdali became the Padshah durr-i durrān (king). The area was controlled by Ahmad Shah Abdali in 1749 when the Mughal ruler ceded Sindh, the Punjab and the Indus River to Ahmad Shah Abdali to save his capital from Afghan attack. The new sultanate was the Durrani Empire, which existed from 1747 to 1826. She received an Islamic education, learning Punjabi, Farsi and Arabic. Mai Safoora was buried in a tomb built in 1795 by Multan's Afghan ruler, Nawab Muzafar Khan Sadozai.[1]

Family

Mai Safoora had two children: son Saleh Muhammad Safoori and daughter Saleha. Saleh Muhammad Safoori's descendents remain in the region.[1] Haji Muhammad Safoori was a grandson of Mai Safoora. Her descendants are Sunni Muslims who belong to the Hanafi madhhab.

Ancestry

According to her descendants she was descended from Umar, caliph and companion of Muhammad. Her father was Rustam Ali, and her grandfather was Khawja abu-alfateh Daood Qadiri.[1]

Descendants

Saleh Muhammad Safoori

Saleh Muhammad Safoori, Mai Safoora's son, wrote a kulliyat published by Yousaf Tahir. Safoori's first writing was a Persian poem about Sufi poet Bulleh Shah. Safoori's manuscripts are still in existence.[1]

Haji Muhammad Safoori

Haji Muhammad Safoori, Safoora's great-grandson, wrote Sassi Punnun (a poetry collection on Punjabi mythology) which was also published by Tahir.[1] According to him, Safoori fell in love with a Nonari woman.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 From the Newspaper (22 June 2011). "Controversy over poet Ali Haider". DAWN. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
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