Rabia Basri best unconditional love quotes for Divine

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Rabia the Mystic also known as Rabia al-Basri, Rabia of Basra and Rabia-al-Adawiya. She was a female Muslim saint and Sufi mystic who lived in the 8th century. She is known for her profound spiritual wisdom, unconditional love for the Divine and poetry, which have inspired many throughout the centuries. Here are some of her most famous quotes:

Rabia al-Basri Life History

Birth:

Rabia was born between 95 and 99 Hijri in Basra, Iraq, into a poor but respected family. She was the fourth daughter and named Rabia, meaning “fourth.” According to the stories, her family was so poor that they had no oil to light a lamp or cloth to wrap her in when she was born. When her mother asked her father to borrow some oil from a neighbor, he refused, as he had vowed never to ask anything from anyone but God. However, to please his wife, he went to the neighbor’s house but returned without asking for anything.

That night, he had a dream where the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) told him not to worry, as the daughter born to him was blessed and holy. The Prophet (s.a.w) said that through her intercession, 70,000 people from his Ummah would be forgiven. He also instructed Rabia’s father to go to the governor of Basra with a message. The message reminded the governor that he usually recited 100 Durood (blessings) on the Prophet every night and 400 on Friday nights, but had forgotten the previous Friday. As compensation, the governor was to give Rabia’s father 400 dinars.

Rabia’s father woke up in joy. He wrote down the message, and delivered it to the governor. The governor was extremely moved by the message of Holy Prophet PBUH. He merrily not only gave Rabia’s father 400 dinars but also donated 10,000 dirhams to the poor as a sign of gratitude. He told Rabia’s father to come to him for help whenever needed.

Early Life:

After her father’s death, a famine hit Basra, and Rabia was separated from her sisters. According to legend, she was captured by robbers and sold as a slave. Her new master made her work hard, but despite her difficult life, Rabia would spend her nights in prayer and often fasted during the day.

One night, her master awoke and was drawn to the sound of her sorrowful prayers. He saw a divine light surrounding her as she prayed fervently to God.

“Lord, you know how much I want to follow ‘Your commands’ and ‘serve You’ with all my heart. If I were free, I would spend all day and night praying. But what can I do since I am a servant to another person?”

PRAYERS OF Rabia-al-Adawiya.

The master immediately felt it was wrong to keep such a holy person as a servant. He decided to serve her instead. The next morning, he told her that he would serve her and that she could stay as the mistress of the house. If she wanted to leave, he would free her from being a servant.

She chose to leave the house so she could worship in peace. The master agreed, and she left.

Life as a Devote of God:

Rabia’s life was marked by her profound dedication to God. She was always in habit of rejecting of worldly possessions and comforts. The broken jug, rush mat, and brick as a pillow illustrate her extreme poverty and self-denial. Her nights spent in prayer, resisting even sleep to maintain her focus on God, further highlight her unwavering commitment and elegance to her Creator..

Her influence grew as word of her piety spread. She became known for her spiritual insights and connections with other prominent religious figures of that time in Basra ,Iraq. Despite receiving marriage proposals, even from powerful individuals like the ruler of Basra, Rabia remained resolute in her decision to dedicate her entire life to God, rejecting anything that might divert her from her spiritual path.

Her legacy continues to inspire many who seek a life of devotion and love for the divine.

Introduced the idea a Divine and Unconditional love for the God:

The most important contribution of Rabia Basri the Mystic to this line of spirituality is that, she had given the concept of loving and obeying the God as He deserve it. And not from the fear of hell ,misfortunes and bad luck that one could think of prevailing on herself. Her love was unconditional ,pure ,fearless and lust less.

This idea of Divine Love that Rabia introduced ,was way more important to discuss than her strict lifestyle and obviously her long hours of worship. She was the first Mystic or Sufi to teach that God should be loved for who He is, not out of fear ,as earlier Sufis believed. This new dimension of spirituality he had added is also known as Doctrine of unconditional love for God by Rabia Basri.

For herself, she aimed even higher. She believed those motives for worshiping God, out of fear of Hell or hope for Paradise, were unworthy of true devotion. She saw fear and hope as barriers that blocked people from truly seeing God.

She prayed, “O Allah, if I worship You out of fear of Hell, then let me burn in Hell. If I worship You out of hope for Paradise, then keep me out of Paradise. But if I worship You for Your own sake, don’t deny me the sight of Your everlasting beauty.”

Rabia al-Basri death:

Hazrat Rabia was in her early eighties when she passed away. Having stayed true to her spiritual path until the end. She always believed she was united with her Beloved (God). As she told her Sufi friends, “My Beloved is always with me.”

She died in Jerusalem in 185 A.H.(Zirkali, al-A`lam, vol. 3, p. 10, col. 1, quoting ibn Khalikan).

 As her time to leave this finite world approached, many respected spiritual leaders of that time gathered around her. As she knew her time has come. She told them, “Go away and make room for the Angels.”

They left the room and closed the door. While waiting outside, they heard a voice from within reciting, “O peaceful soul! Return to your Lord.”

After a while, everything became quiet. When they entered the room, they found that Hazrat Rabia had passed away and her soul had returned to Allah.

  Someone saw her in a dream after her death and asked her, “What happened when the Angels Munkar and Nakeer came to question you?”

(Munkar and Nakeer are two angels in Islamic tradition who are responsible for questioning the dead in their graves. After a person is buried, it is believed that Munkar and Nakeer visit the deceased to ask questions about their faith, such as, “Who is your Lord?”, “What is your religion?”, and “Who is your prophet?”. The answers given by the deceased determine their fate in the afterlife.)

So Hazrat Rabia replied, “When they asked me, ‘Who is your Lord?’ I told them, “Go back and tell Allah: When You never forgot this weak woman while remembering all of creation, how could she forget You when You were the only one she ever remembered on earth? Why do You send angels to question her?“

She said one of the most inspiring quote about death of a person who is beloved by God.

“Ironic, but one of the most intimate acts of our body is death.”

Rabia Basri best unconditional love quotes for Divine

O my Lord, whatever share of this world You have bestowed on me, bestow it to my enemies, and whatever share of the next world You have for me, give it to my friends. You are enough for me.

Here, Rabia expresses her deep love and constant remembrance of God, seeing the divine as the most precious aspect of her life.

“He does not refuse support and maintenance, to the one who speaks ill of Him.

How then could He refuse His support to the one whose soul is over flowing with love for Him?”

Rabia Basri Quote

Rabia Basri Mid Night Prayer

She use to start her prayers in the night by reciting these words to her beloved God. Here are some Rabia Basri best unconditional love quotes for Divine.

“Eyes are at rest, the stars are setting.
Hushed are the stirrings of birds in their nests,
Of monsters in the ocean.

You are the Just who knows no change,
The Balance that can never swerve,
The Eternal which never passes away.

The doors of Kings are bolted now and guarded by soldiers.
Your Door is open to all who call upon You.”

“Each love is now alone with his beloved.
And I am alone with You.”

“The eyes have fallen asleep and the heedless are engulfed
in their heedlessness. Now Rabia, the sinner, stands before You. Perhaps You
will gaze upon her with a blessed gaze that will prevent her from sleeping
during the time of Your service.”

“O my Lord, the stars glitter and the eyes of men are closed. Kings have locked their doors and each lover is alone with his love. Here, I am alone with you.”

These quotes reflects Rabia’s deep devotion to the divine, seeking a connection with God that is pure and not motivated by fear or reward.

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One day, she was seen running through the streets of Basra carrying a torch in one hand and a bucket of water in the other. When someone asked her what she was doing, she said:

“I carry a torch in one hand and a bucket of water in my other hand With these things, I am going to set fire to Heaven and put out the flames of Hell with this water. So that Seekers of God can rip the veils and see the real goal.”

This powerful quote showcases her unconventional approach to spirituality, where she challenges the traditional concepts of heaven and hell, emphasizing the importance of seeking God for His own importance and sake.

When asked about some worldly thing she might need or require to to live in this world, she replied: “I am ashamed to ask for a thing of this world from Him to whom this world belongs and how can I ask for it from those people of this world to whom it does not belong.“

These quotes reflects Rabia’s sense of personal and intimate connection with the divine, especially in moments of solitude and quiet.

Rabia-al-Adawiya’s Best Quotes

• “Love is the answer to all questions. Love is the solution to all problems.”
• “Prayer should bring us to an altar without walls or names.”
• “In my soul, there is a temple, a shrine, a mosque, a church where I kneel.”
• “I have made You the Companion of my heart. But my body is available for those who desire its company, And my body is friendly toward its guests, But the Beloved of my heart is the Guest of my soul.”
• “If you want to be more alive, love is the truest health.”
• “I am not impressed by someone who can turn wine into water. Show me someone who can turn sorrow into joy.”

Rabia Basri Best Quotes

Some one asked her the question “When is the servant satisfied?” She replied:

“When pain or harm delight him as much as His blessings.”

• “The Source of my grief and loneliness is deep in my chest. This is a disease no doctor can cure. Only union with the Friend can cure it.”
• “Your longing for me was my messenger of love.”
• “I have two ways of loving You: A selfish one And another way that is worthy of You. In my selfish love, I remember You and You alone. In that other love, You lift the veil and let me feast my eyes on Your Living Face.”
• “Since no one knows anything about God, those who think they do are just troublemakers.”
• “I want to put out the fires of Hell and burn down the rewards of Paradise. They block the way to God. I do not want to worship from fear of punishment or for the promise of reward, but simply for the love of God.”
• “I am fully qualified to work as a doorkeeper, and for this reason, What is inside me, I don’t let out; What is outside me, I don’t let in. If someone comes in, he goes right out again. He has nothing to do with me at all. I am a Doorkeeper of the Heart, not a lump of wet clay.”
• “God, rid me of myself.”
• “The lover’s food is the love of the bread; no bread need be at hand: no one who is sincere in his love is a slave to existence.”
• “I do not want wealth nor children, I want God and God alone.”
• “The heart is the substance, and the world the accident.”
• “There is nothing in my heart except God.”

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One day a person came to visit Rabia Basri. He constantly was cursing the hazards of this life and saying what a bad place this world is. It had given him such a tough time. Rabia Basri kept on listening to his long lists of disappointments in this world .After some time she answered in most humble manner that

” It seems your are so much attached to worldly processions. This mortal and transitory world is of so much importance to you that it had become a cause for your suffering. You don’t have to think too much about this perishable world as it is not worth of so much of attachment .”

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“Light the world, the way wax burns itself.”

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• “My peace is in solitude, but my Beloved is always with me.”
• “O God, whenever I listen to the voice of anything You have made, You are speaking to me and praying to me.”
• “Seek the wisdom that will untie your knot. Seek the path that demands your whole being.”
• “Patience is the key to contentment.”
• “The people of this world are like the three butterflies in front of a candle’s flame.”
• “I am a bird of the heavenly garden, I belong not to the earthly sphere.”
• “My greatest need is to be free of all wants.”
• “O God, keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.”
• “The beauty of my Beloved is beyond all earthly description.”
• “He does not see the Master at this moment because in truth the desire that filled him, namely, to see the Master, was a veil hiding the Master.”
• “Every leaf that grows will tell you: What you sow will bear fruit. So if you have any sense, my friend, don’t plant anything but Love.”
• “It is better to seek forgiveness than permission.”

“Conceal your good qualities as much as you conceal your bad qualities.”

“Repentance which is only verbal is the act of liars. When a vain person repents, he should repent again (for the sin of vanity).”

She also taught that repentance is a gift from God because no one can truly repent unless God has already accepted them and given them that gift. She said that “While sinners should fear the punishment they deserve, they should also have more hope of Paradise than other religious teachers often offered.“

As it is narrated in holy Quran.

“But you cannot will, unless Allah wills. Verily, Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise.”

Surah  Insan aya30 :Quran

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“I love Allah: I have no time left in which to hate the devil.”

“Each lover is alone, in secret, with the one he loves, & I’m here too; alone, hidden from all of them with You.”

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