Much of the poetry attributed to al-Rabia of Basra Adawiyya is to unknown origin. After a life of austerities, she spontaneously reached the state of Self-Realization. Asked by Sheikh Hasan al-Basri, who asked him how she had discovered the secret of vibration and the awakening of energy divine in itself, she replied:
"You know the" how ", but I know the" how not to do. " "
One of the many myths surrounding her life, she was freed from slavery because her master saw her halo of light in his prayers. He realized she was a saint and feared for his life if he continued to keep it as a slave.
Then she would have received many offers of marriage (including a proposal from Hasan al-Basri himself), she remained unmarried and died at an advanced age ascetic. His only concern was the disciples that followed her. She was the first in a long line of female Sufi mystics.
It is also possible that it contributed to further integrate the Islamic slave in Muslim society. Because of his past as a slave in early life, Rabia was passionately opposed to all forms of slavery.
"You know the" how ", but I know the" how not to do. " "
One of the many myths surrounding her life, she was freed from slavery because her master saw her halo of light in his prayers. He realized she was a saint and feared for his life if he continued to keep it as a slave.
Then she would have received many offers of marriage (including a proposal from Hasan al-Basri himself), she remained unmarried and died at an advanced age ascetic. His only concern was the disciples that followed her. She was the first in a long line of female Sufi mystics.
It is also possible that it contributed to further integrate the Islamic slave in Muslim society. Because of his past as a slave in early life, Rabia was passionately opposed to all forms of slavery.
Picture from the book Irene Rekad
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