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Shavaneh, the Iranian female pious mystic in 2nd HijrI century
Maryam Husseini. LIRE 2004; 2 (5) :39-54
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The Sufi woman, Shavana from Ubulla near Basra is Iranian Sufi mystic poet woman, whose incredible and splendid spirits and speeches have been quoted by many hagiographers. There is a little known about her biography and that of other Sufi women.
The purpose of this paper is to survey about her life, personality, and her works. She lived in the 2nd Hijra century and was one of the Sufi women of Basra who all had taken the path of poverty and asceticism.
Threat and sorrow is on of the feature of these Sufi women. Shavaneh also was living with prays, sorrow and continuous crying.
She had a beautiful and melodious voice. Her meetings were attended by men and women and she cited some versus before them and the audience was crying with her. Her indigently life reveals his non-interest in the world and its attachments.
She met Fuzail Iyaz, a famous khorasanian Sufi and gave him some pieces of advices. Some of her plainsongs are available today.
The purpose of this paper is to survey about her life, personality, and her works. She lived in the 2nd Hijra century and was one of the Sufi women of Basra who all had taken the path of poverty and asceticism.
Threat and sorrow is on of the feature of these Sufi women. Shavaneh also was living with prays, sorrow and continuous crying.
She had a beautiful and melodious voice. Her meetings were attended by men and women and she cited some versus before them and the audience was crying with her. Her indigently life reveals his non-interest in the world and its attachments.
She met Fuzail Iyaz, a famous khorasanian Sufi and gave him some pieces of advices. Some of her plainsongs are available today.
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Classical literature
Received: 2004/11/21 | Accepted: 2004/12/12 | Published: 2004/12/20
Received: 2004/11/21 | Accepted: 2004/12/12 | Published: 2004/12/20
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