First Among Sufis: The Life and Thought of Rabia Al-Adawiyya, the Woman Saint of BasraThis volume presents an account of the life and work of Rabia. Rabia (717-801 C.E.) was a female Muslim Sufi saint born in Basra, Iraq. She was one of the first to use Sufi demonstration teaching techniques and to point out that religion, when correctly understood, is not to be confused with emotionality. The doctrine of Divine Love is attributed to Rabia, which swept Islam and inspired later saints such as Rumi. As knowledge of her abilities grew, Rabia became renowned as a saint among her people and was sought out for her wisdom. With her pure love for the Divine, she inspired other saints and religious souls to rise above religion into mysticism. |
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... Sufis themsel- ves , defies external inspection . But the doctrinal definition of Sufism has numerous versions , both in defining its methods and branches , and grammatically , with respect to its external meaning and its intended ...
... Sufis themsel- ves , defies external inspection . But the doctrinal definition of Sufism has numerous versions , both in defining its methods and branches , and grammatically , with respect to its external meaning and its intended ...
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... Sufism . But Sufism itself has evolved and developed , particularly after the philosophical diffusion in the Abbasid period . The thinkers and men of knowledge of that time associated the deeds and sayings of the Sufis with the higher ...
... Sufism . But Sufism itself has evolved and developed , particularly after the philosophical diffusion in the Abbasid period . The thinkers and men of knowledge of that time associated the deeds and sayings of the Sufis with the higher ...
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... Sufism , however , experience and the exchange of experiences are the practical and constructive aims . This is very far from the reclusive or intellectual ' Sufism ' which is based on superstition , myster- iousness and sentimentality ...
... Sufism , however , experience and the exchange of experiences are the practical and constructive aims . This is very far from the reclusive or intellectual ' Sufism ' which is based on superstition , myster- iousness and sentimentality ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Star of Rabia | 7 |
The City of Basra | 12 |
Copyright | |
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