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{{Infobox person
|name            = Mai Safoora [[Qadiriyya]]
|image           = Arabic Calligraphy of word Hazrat Mai Safoora Qadiriyya.png
|caption         = Arabic Calligraphy
|birth_name      = Safoora
|birth_date      = 
|death_date      = 1795
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== Life ==
She was born in Jarala (a place in present [[Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]){{fact|date=October 2012}}. According to tradition, she was of Arab descent, her grandfather being one Abu'il'Fateh{{fact|date=October 2012}}, who was an Arab merchant and a Qadiri Sufi by denomination{{fact|date=October 2012}}. 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 Durrani]] 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{{fact|date=October 2012}}. 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{{fact|date=October 2012}}. 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 {{fact|date=October 2012}}>. After her demise she was titled 'Rabia Zaman' by people, indicating that she was the 'Rabia of the Age' (after the earlier Arabic Sufi saint [[Rabia Basri]]).

== Descendants ==
She had two children Saleh Muhammad Safoori (son), Saleha (daughter){{fact|date=October 2012}}.
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]]
[[Category:Asian Sufis]]
[[Category:1795 deaths]]
[[Category:1742 births]]