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The Captain of The Ship- Motherhood in Sufism

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 By Maryam

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 dcb234f6 “Motherhood in Sufism has a distinct set-up that varies greatly from what I like to call “TV-branded popular Islam.” In the Naqshbandi path, thriving in Damascus and the path I personally follow, motherhood overrides fatherhood; it has greater jurisdiction over siblings, futures and marriage. A mother’s role in Arab societies is usually boiled down to being the secretary of the general manager (i.e. the husband), but in Sufi tradition, she is “the” captain of the ship.”

 

This article was written in “Forward Magazine”, March 2009.

 

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Scents and Sensibility

Saturday, August 09, 2008 By Maryam

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"Of all the worldly goods, three things are dearest to my heart: perfume, women and prayer”.

Ibn 'Arabi. Pearls of Wisdom













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Woman

Wednesday, December 19, 2007 By Maryam

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Rumi looked upon women as the most perfect example of God’s creative power on earth. In Masnavi-I Ma'navi (spiritual couplets), his monumental mystical work, Rumi calls woman, “a ray of God”. “She is not just the earthly beloved, She is creative, not created”.

“Rumi is one of those rare spiritual masters who had female disciples. This is not so common in the history of Sufism.

Rumi’s letters, teachings, advice to his son to be kind to his wife and the tenderness he showered on his own wife— show how sacred the feminine was to the poet,” points out Dr Leili Anwar-Chenderoff, Head, Iranian Languages Department, INALCO (Institut des Langues et Civilisations Orientales), Paris.

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