Gender discourse is challenged in the study of Sufism because Sufism is not inherently bound by gender identity. However, most Javanese literary works tend to place men as Sufis. Murtasiyah, the main female character in Serat Murtasiyah, is a picture of a Javanese Sufi woman with an extraordinary religious personality as a wife. This article discusses how Murtasiyah practiced Sufism and applied religious values in the domestic sphere of the family. The form of obedience of Javanese wives through the character of Murtasiyah is also compared from Javanese and Islamic perspectives. Through textual and contextual approaches, preceded by a philological method, Serat Murtasiyah was dissected using a hermeneutic and content analysis with a feminist approach. The findings show that Murtasiyah can understand the knowledge of meaning (ngelmu rasa) through the Sufism levels of tahalli (pure heart), takhalli (soul-filling), and tajalli (inner light). The religious teachings of a Sufi, such as always being grateful, patient, obedient to worship, pleased, remembering, and willing to repent, are also reflected in Murtasiyah’s personality. With these religious values, Murtasiyah can pass through the storms of life to become a Sufi. In addition, the form of obedience of women as wives in the Javanese perspective tends to be more diverse than the interpretation of the obligations of a wife according to Islamic teachings. From this study, modern women can also learn and apply the concept of Sufism Murtasiyah in carrying out their daily dual roles to create a balance in achieving worldly and afterlife affairs.