Thread by @Jawnmard1

Hazrat Babajan, like the mother of ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, also advised one to “always tell the Truth.”

As Annemarie Schimmel has highlighted, further study of the role of mothers in the development of Sufism
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could prove quite enlightening.

Many stories are told about pious sons who carried their aged mothers on their shoulders to enable them to partake in the pilgrimage to Mecca.
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It would be worthwhile to study the role of the mothers in the biographies of the Sufis. Although the energetic mother of Majduddin Baghdadi, herself an accomplished physician, is certainly an exception,
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many religious leaders admitted that they received not only their first “religious instruction but also their preliminary training in the mystical path from their mothers. Did not the Prophet say: “Paradise lies at the feet of the mothers”? . . .
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Whether it be Farid Ganj-i Shakar’s mother in India or ‘Abdul Qadir Gilani’s27 mother and aunt, there is no doubt that many elderly women in the families contributed to the spiritual formation of some of the great Sufi leaders.28”
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Camille Adams Helminski, Women of Sufism: A Hidden Treasure

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