Tales of rabia aladawiyya the great female muslim sufi saint from basra muhammad vandestra on. Thought id share some of her amazing poetry here, as she is a great inspiration for many of us no doubt. 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. Rabiah disambiguation all pages with titles beginning with rabia. The sufi saint and poet rabia albasri lived an independent life and became influential among a circle of theologians and scholars. Rabia aladawiya definition of rabia aladawiya by the. She was the fourth daughter of her family and therefore named rabia, meaning fourth. Various narrations point to the simplicity and materialistic poverty prevalent in. Rabia aladawiyya synonyms, rabia aladawiyya pronunciation, rabia aladawiyya translation, english dictionary definition of rabia aladawiyya. A selfish one and another way that is worthy of you. Rabia basri simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. But if i adore you for yourself alone, do not deny to me your eternal beauty. With nabila ebeid, farid shawqi, salwa mohamed ali, ibrahim emarah. Rabiah aladawiyya, a major spiritual influence in the classical islamic world, is one of the central figures of the spiritual tradition.
Tales of rabia aladawiyya the great female muslim sufi saint. Born in basra in the eighth century of an impoverished family, orphaned and sold into slavery, rabia aladawiyya rose to become one of the greatest sufi teachers. Tales of rabia aladawiyya the great female muslim sufi. I am eating the bread of this world and doing the work of that world.
If i adore you if i adore you out of fear of hell, burn me in hell. Tales of rabia aladawiyya the great female muslim sufi saint from basra. Rabia aladawiyya, a major saint of islam and one of the central figures of sufi tradition, was born around 717 ad in basra in what is now iraq. Prayer should bring us to an altar where no walls or names exist.
Life and poetry of islams first woman sufi saint rabia aladawiyya. Rabia aladawiyya definition of rabia aladawiyya by. A married woman with a mute daughter has a forbidden relationship with the single father of a teenage boy. Al jaziras young striker ahmed rabia al ghilani scored the winner as the pride of abu dhabi beat ajman by a solitary goal to punch their ticket for the quarterfinals of the arabian gulf cup. Poetry chaikhana rabia albasri rabia al adawiyya i. The story is told that her master one night woke up and saw a light shining above her head while she was praying. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. This page was last edited on 9 october 2019, at 20. The agricultural season in south asia in which rain is scarce and only irrigated crops are grown, with crops sown in october and november and harvested. Her parents died of famine and she was sold into slavery. Running with fire in one hand and water in the other, rabia explained, i am. One of these films, rabia, released in 1973, was directed by osman f. Sayyidah rabia aladawiyyah may allah be pleased with her and elevate her rank was an incredible figure in islamic spirituality.
The film is based on the life of the female muslim saint rabia basri. The life and thought of rabia aladawiyya, translated by nabil safwat, with an introduction by doris lessing london. Much of her early life is narrated by hazrat fariduddin. Rabia aladawiyya born in year 717 to a poor family in basra, rabia aladawiyya, was the fourth daughter to her parents. How can one woman overshadow the entire history of womens participation. 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 rabe a aladawiya rabia bint esmail aladawiya, born in humble circumstances and sold into slavery as a child, later settled in basra where she attained great fame as a saint and a preacher and was highly esteemed by many of her pious contemporaries. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The life of rabia aladawiyya is the subject of many legends and. Rabia aladawiya synonyms, rabia aladawiya pronunciation, rabia aladawiya translation, english dictionary definition of rabia aladawiya. With these things i am going to set fire to heaven and put out the flames of hell so that voyagers to god can rip the veils and see the real goal. I do authentic shows, hilarious belly grams, teach belly dancing to all levels, and create beautiful costumes from scratch. The following instance is extracted from tazkiratul awliya, memorial of the saints of shaykh farid uddin attar r. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. But my body is available to those who desire its company, and my body is friendly toward its guest, but the beloved of my heart is the guest of my soul. Rabia lived in basra in iraq in the second half of the 8th century ad. My peace, o my brothers and sisters, is my solitude, and my beloved is with me always, for his love i can find no substitute, and his love is the test for me among mortal beings, whenever his beauty i may contemplate.
According to farid addin attar, rabia ran away from her owner and put her face to the ground saying, all i want is for you to be pleased with me, to know whether you. Rabia was the fourth daughter of her family and was therefore named rabia, which is derived from the number four. Just drag the mouse to the direction you want to look. She rules on the hearts of hundreds of thousands of people around the world. The knower of allah, rabia aladawiyya, may allah be pleased with her the knower of allah, rabia, the daughter of ismail aladawiyya, the mother of goodness, the witness of the love of allah, the daughter of ismail aladawiyya of the people of basra where she was born, of the tribe of amiq, was a wellknown righteous woman. This novel approaches three different accounts about islams acclaimed first female sufi saint rabia aladawiyya, and analyzes the development of her legend.
The life and thought of rabia aladawiyya, the woman saint of basra. Her love for the divine and poetry is truly captivating. Rabia, sometimes called rabia of basra or rabia al basri, was born to a poor family in basra in what is now iraq. And he says, this state is the state of abd alqadir and abu said shibli and rabiah aladawiyya rabiah has not written any book but her sayings have been quoted by almost all great sufi writers, rabiah was regarded a guide and teacher both in her time, and the following generation of sufis on that path were highly indebted.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. She was born between 95 and 99 hijri in basra, iraq. Running with fire in one hand and water in the other, rabia explained, i am going to burn paradise and douse hellfire so that both veils may be lifted from those on the quest, and they will become sincere of purpose. The date of her death is given variously as 5 752 and 185 801. Nearby is a tomb said to be that of rabia aladawiyya, a very famous muslim mystic who promoted the idea of love for god.
In that other love, you lift the veil and let me feast my eyes on your living face. Rabia was born to poor parents, and her father was a man of exceptional piety himself. Sayyedah rabia aladawiyya alqaysiyya was born between 95 and 99 hijri in basra, iraaq. Licensed to youtube by stars for art records on behalf of stars for arts. She later became an orphan and was sold into slavery.
Le ton est le mme dans le journal promilitaire al youm al sabeh, dont. The contribution of rabia aladawiyyah in sufism jaihoon. Because few factual details of her life are known, much of what is deemed biographical is based on supposition and. I look for your love in all directions, then suddenly its blessing. 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. If i adore you out of desire for paradise, lock me out of paradise. The legendary life and poetry of islams first woman sufi saint. 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. I am rabia al adawiyya, and have been a professional classic raks sharqi belly dancer since the age of 15.
Farid aldin attar, a later sufi saint and poet, used earlier sources. Aside from margaret smith, who more or less includes and interprets all that was written about rabia from a little after her death to the seventeenth century, there have been no scholarly attempts to explain the confusing, at times erroneous, and even contradictory construction of rabia al adawiyya in the discourse of sufism. Rabia aladawiyya is a classic film from 1963 based on the life of the early sufi saint and poet rabia aladawiyya, also known as rabia al basri, in the second islamic century. Thursday 3rd july 2014 this morning i again made my way up the mount of olives to the muslim chapel of the ascension. I carry a torch in one hand and a bucket of water in the other. She was born in basra, and is therefore also called rabia albasri arabic. 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 aladawiyya, iraqi sufi saint of divine love video. Her fathers name was ismail of syria, who after getting married, went to live with his wife on the edge of the desert not far from the town of basra. Much of her early life is narrated by farid aldin attar.
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