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{{Infobox person
|name            = Mai Safoora [[Qadiriyya]]
|image           = Mai Safoora mazar.png
|caption         = The mazar/shrine of Mai Safoora Qadiriyya
|birth_name      = Safoora
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(contracted; show full)ed}}. According to tradition, she was of Arab descent, her grandfather being one Abu'il'Fateh{{citation needed}}, who was an Arab merchant and a Qadiri Sufi by denomination{{citation needed}}. In her childhood, she got formal religious education in Islam and also learnt three languages, Punjabi, Persian and Arabic. In addition, she also obtained spiritual-mystical training. 

At the time of her birth, the Punjab was under the [[Mughal Empire]]. But after the death of [[Nader Shah]], [[Ahmad Shah 
AbdalDurrani]] the [[Afghan]] in 1747 became the [[Padshah]]([[King]]) and most of the area was ceded to him along with [[Sindh]] by the weak Mughals, in order to save themselves from Afghan attack. This was the foundation of the Afghan [[Durrani Empire]] which remained in power from 1747 until 1826. This period also coincided with much of her life, by and large{{citation needed}}. After that the Punjab came under the Sikh Empire (1799–1849) and was later annexed to [[British India]] in March 1849. 

She was supposedly married to one Khawaja Noor Muhammad and had two children by him. Whilst living a normal domestic life, she also practiced her ascetic beliefs and was very pious and devoted to prayer. In time, it is claimed she performed several miracles and attained to a high degree of faith{{citation needed}}. After her demise, her family and various locals set up  a small shrine over her grave where people would come to pray and ask for assistance {{citation needed}}>

== Descendants ==
She had two children Saleh Muhammad Safoori (son), Saleha (daughter){{citation needed}}.
The descendents of Saleh Muhammad Safoori are still living in same area where she was born, lived and died<ref>{{cite book |title= Descendents of Mai Safoora |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |year= |publisher= |location=. |isbn= |page= |pages= |url=http://www.dawn.com/2011/06/23/controversy-over-poet-ali-haider.html |accessdate=}}</ref>.



== References ==
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[[Category:Punjabi people]]
[[Category:Muslims]]

[[en:Mai Safoora Qadiriyya]]