This is a beautiful poem of love and devotion to god. The story of rabia balkhi published here is not that of the life of the poetess that we know as rabia balkhi, but the story of one of the many novels that rabia wrote. The maid begged for forgiveness, that i was hungry too and i used to keep the 10 th loaf myself, they were actually 10 when they came. Rabia al adawiya was born in basra, iraq, she came from a poor family and was the fourth daughter thus she was named rabia meaning the fourth. Rabia is the author of oilwell drilling engineering 4. By rabia basri or rabia aladawiyya by kaya gravitter on. The story of rabia balkhi afghan womens writing project. Help students focus on what they need to know through clear learning. Rabia basri history in urdu beautiful story youtube. What you say is true, she answered, you see, women have never been so. Reality rabia basri spiritual quotes, sufi quotes, up. A role model for all muslim women dont grieve, your newborn daughter is a favourite of the lord and will lead many muslims to the right path.
As far as i can tell, rabia basri is the form used in south asia, which makes it a bad choice for an. Rabia albasri when asked if she could see the one god that shes worshipping. See more ideas about sufi, sufi quotes and sufi saints. Dream fable i saw myself in a wide green garden, more beautiful than i could begin to understand. Hazrat rabia aladawiyya alqaysiyya ra also known as rabiah albasri was a sufi saint from iraq and is considered to be the first female sufi saint of islam, the first in a long line of female sufi mystics. Rabia al basri rabia al basri biography poem hunter. On the night when she was to be born, there was not as much as even a drop of oil in the penurious couples house to light the lamp. She was the fourth daughter of her family and therefore named rabia, meaning fourth.
A selfish one and another way that is worthy of you. Secondly, rabia basri is ungrammatical in arabic basri is the masculine form. The mystic and her fellowsaints, by margaret smith. The amir then asked rabias father to come to him whenever he needed anything as it was an honor for him to help somebody liked by allah. A famous story from her birth was that there was no oil lamp to light the house so her father who truly trusted tawakkul in allah to. If i adore you if i adore you out of fear of hell, burn me in hell. A beautiful poem written by rabia aladawiyya also known by. As for the love which is selfish, i occupy myself therein with remembrance of thee to the exclusion of all others. Rabia basri is one of the most wellknown female islamic saints, and had a profound impact on sufism, a mystic branch of islam. His mother umm ulhasan was a slave woman of umm salamah, the wife of the prophet, peace be upon him. Not much is known about rabia al basri, except that she lived in basra in iraq, in the second half of the 8th century ad. Rabia basri history in urdu beautiful story islamic general knowledge has a large role in culture. But many spiritual stories are associated with her and what we can glean about her is reality merged with. One section which has particularly spoken to me is this karl marx famously called religion the opiate of the masses.
However, after the death of her father, famine overtook basra. She paved the way for later female saints, and she reached a state. But many spiritual stories are associated with her and what we can glean about her is reality merged with legend. She rules on the hearts of hundreds of thousands of people around the world. A sufi women who is inspiration not only for women but also for all seeking souls. It is said that once, some men of learning and piety came to her and said.
You have to make people want you to come to their store to do a book signing or a reading. The amir was delighted on receiving the message, knowing that he was in the. Prayer should bring us to an altar where no walls or names exist. Rabias father got up and went straight to the amir with tears of joy rolling. Its is a unique love song for the true love of her life, her creator allah. Rabia was born to poor parents, and her father was a man of exceptional piety himself. A to the members of a convoy and those convoy members sold her r. Rabias father got up and went straight to the amir. Buddhism, particularly as it is popularly practised, promises improvement through karma. Rabia basri simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Born into a poor family, she became a follower of the famous sufi hassan of basra. Marriage, romance, love tips the best of anachid a beautiful poem written by rabia aladawiyya also known by rabia basri, and sang in the melodious voice of munshid othman al rashidi.
Rabia basri and her divine love there are many anecdotes about rabia. How to be a successful indie author kaya gravitter. She lived during the 8th century and was born in basra, a seaport in southern iraq where she spent the vast majority of her life. Rabia basri is a classical example of how faith and love can set you free. Poetry book fragments of the heart being published on march 14th. But if i worship you for your own sake, grudge me not your everlasting beauty. But if i adore you for yourself alone, do not deny to me your eternal beauty. She was born in basra, and is therefore also called rabia albasri arabic. Many people can often be seen taking part in activities associated with islamic general knowledge. You, islam, women and feminism, abu tariq hijazi, new age islam. She was the first female sufi saint of islam, rabia aladawiyya, also known as rabia basri. A short presentation about our publication about the sufi. Uncompromising and singleminded in her devotion to the highest spritual realization, she belittled miracles that apparently happened around her, the fear of hell, and the desire for paradise.
Rabia basri and her divine love, islam and spiritualism. By rabia basri or rabia aladawiyya leave a reply cancel reply. What little we know of her life comes to us by way of farid aldin attar, a major muslim luminary who lived in the 12th and th centuries. Christianity, judaism, islam, buddhism and hinduism. View all poems by rabia albasri rabia al adawiyya commentary by ivan m. A beautiful poem written by rabia aladawiyya also known by rabia basri, and sang. One night her master awoke from sleep and looked down through a window of the house and saw rabia radi allahu anha, whose head was bowed in worship, and she was saying. Rabia lived in basra in iraq in the second half of the 8th century ad. Written for the aqa gcse religious studies a specification, the student book provides a. She is known in some parts of the world as, hazrat bibi rabia basri, rabia al. My greatest need is you by rabia al basri famous poems. See more ideas about sufi, sufi saints and sufi quotes. You have to make people want to write an article about you. If i worship you for fear of hell, burn me in hell, and if i worship you in hope of paradise, exclude me from paradise.
I have loved thee with two loves, a selfish love and a love that is worthy of thee. She is often cited as being the queen of saintly women, and was known for her complete devotion in the form of pure unconditional love of god. O my lord, you know that the desire of my heart is to obey you, and that the light of my eye is in the service of your court. The bulk of the rabia material as we know it comes from stories of her interactions with those who came to challenge or learn from her. First, standard sources such as brills encyclopedia of islam 2nd ed and annemarie schimmels mystical dimensions of islam dont mention the form rabia basri. With beautiful word use and imagery he summonds up the vision of a perfect disciple. Love god like rabia rabia basri has been the first female sufi saint who has left an indelible mark in the history of saints. Alhasan albasri, the leader of the disciples of the companions of the prophet was, in fact, the son of yasar the slave of zayd ibn thabet alansari. The numerous stories of her piety, love for god, of people and of her ascetic life style. Rabia al basri quotes meet your next favorite book. A beautiful poem written by rabia aladawiyya also known by rabia basri, and sang in the melodious. This post is one of a fivepart series on women mystics, one from each of the five major world religions. Rabia aladawiyya libguides at mount st benedict college. He distributed 1,000 dinars to the poor and joyously gave 400 to rabias father.
Was rabia basri the single most influential sufi woman a. That whoever brings forth a good deed, he will be rewarded ten times like it. Rabia al basri poems by the famous poet all poetry. The family was so poor that there was no oil in the lamp even to light it. Its is a unique love song for the true love of her life, her creator allah swt. Yesterday i read looking for alaska by john green, and came across many philosophical pages, exploring in depth both the joy and pain of love. In that other love, you lift the veil and let me feast my eyes on your living face. A comes in the books like this, your parents sold hazrat rabia basri r. I came to know love arabic nasheed written by rabia al adawiyya rabia al basri. So he was born in the house of the prophet, and his fathers master was one of the famous scribes who recorded. Rabia went into the desert to pray and became an ascetic, living a life of semiseclusion.