This page was last edited on 9 october 2019, at 20. This was the mentality of the most famous female sufi saint, rabia al adawiyya, who set forth the doctrine of divine love. The god who is invisibly present and transcendent is also the god who is visibly immanent and present. She was born between 95 and 99 hijri in basra, iraq.
Rabia was the fourth daughter of her family and was therefore named rabia, which is derived from the number four. You are currently browsing the category archive for the rabia aladawiyyah category. Dec 01, 2011 posts about rabia al adawiyah written by anna. Rabia aladawiyya, iraqi sufi saint of divine love video. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. But many spiritual stories are associated with her and what we can glean about her is reality merged with legend. Prayer should bring us to an altar where no walls or names exist.
Tales of rabia aladawiyya the great female muslim sufi saint. If it had to be summarized in a single sentence who rabia albasri was, the following statement would come quite close. This morning i again made my way up the mount of olives to the muslim chapel of the ascension. As it is now, if you took away hope for reward or fear of punishment, no one would obey. The contribution of rabia aladawiyyah in sufism jaihoon. Its is a unique love song for the true love of her life, her creator allah. Nearby is a tomb said to be that of rabia al adawiyya, a very famous muslim mystic who promoted the idea of love for god. Licensed to youtube by stars for art records on behalf of stars for arts. Sayyedah rabia al adawiyya al qaysiyya was born between 95 and 99 hijri in basra, iraaq. The following instance is extracted from tazkiratul awliya, memorial of the saints of shaykh farid uddin attar r. Farid aldin attar, a later sufi saint and poet, used earlier sources.
She was the fourth daughter of her family and therefore named rabia, meaning fourth. I love to perform, teach, and create beautiful costumes from scratch for myself, and other belly dancers, and exoctic dancers too. Rabia was the fourth daughter of her family and was therefore named rabia, which is. A man once went to rabiah bint ismail aladawiyyah, who was known by the titles, mother of goodness, and the famous worshiper. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
O my lord, if i worship you from fear of hell, burn me in hell. 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 aladawiya definition of rabia aladawiya by the. There is a famous instance of three sufi masters visiting rabia al adawiyya when she fell ill. She rules on the hearts of hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Ahmed adawiyya was born on june 26, 1945 in minya, egypt. A beautiful poem written by rabia al adawiyya also known by rabia basri, and sang in the melodious voice of munshid othman al rashidi. A selfish one and another way that is worthy of you. She was born in basra, and is therefore also called rabia albasri arabic. In that other love, you lift the veil and let me feast my eyes on your living face. 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. A companion, tamam aldara is said to have passed the whole night repeating a single verse, xiv, 20. 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. Culture dislam emission du 19 decembre 2010 par abdelwahab meddeb sur france culture.
I look for your love in all directions, then suddenly its blessing. Rabia, like so many saints in the various religious traditions, recognized the organic unity between the transcendent and immanent realms. Rabias song rabia aladawiyya of basra, born around 717, died 802 a. You go and edit the parts of the video you do not like so on the day of judgement, you can see the film without any blunders. 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. 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. If i worship you from hope of paradise, bar me from its gates. 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. Rabia aladawiyya definition of rabia aladawiyya by the.
Prayer attributed to rabia source for information on rabia al adawiyya. Rabia or rabiah is the transliteration of two arabic names written differently in arabic text however they may be written similarly in the latin script. Born in basra in the 8th century of an impoverished family, orphaned and sold into slavery, rabia aladawiyya. Rabia aladawiya definition of rabia aladawiya by the free. 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. This was the mentality of the most famous female sufi saint, rabia aladawiyya, who set forth the doctrine of divine love. Rabia was born to poor parents, and her father was a man of exceptional piety himself. 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. Rabia al adawiya synonyms, rabia al adawiya pronunciation, rabia al adawiya translation, english dictionary definition of rabia al adawiya. Much of her early life is narrated by farid aldin attar. Rabia aladawiyya, a woman from basra who rejected worship motivated by the desire for heavenly reward or the fear of punishment and insisted on the love of god as the sole valid form of adoration. Rabia aladawiyya definition of rabia aladawiyya by.
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 aladawiyya in the discourse of sufism. Tales of rabia aladawiyya the great female muslim sufi saint from basra. 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 simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Jan 16, 2011 best seller conversational arabic quick and easy. Hazrat rabia al adawiyya al qaysiyya ra also known as rabiah al basri 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. Nearby is a tomb said to be that of rabia aladawiyya, a very famous muslim mystic who promoted the idea of love for god. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are.
Rabia al adawiyya synonyms, rabia al adawiyya pronunciation, rabia al adawiyya translation, english dictionary definition of rabia al adawiyya. Rabia basri aladawiya ibn khallikan internet archive. Many spiritual stories are associated with her and it is sometimes difficult to separate reality. Just drag the mouse to the direction you want to look. Much of her early life is narrated by hazrat fariduddin. My peace, o my brothers and sisters, is my solitude, and my beloved is with me always, for his love i can. 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. But if i worship you for yourself alone, grant me then the beauty of your face. Rabia, une soufia du viiie siecle, audela du bien et du mal youtube. Rabia aladawiyya synonyms, rabia aladawiyya pronunciation, rabia aladawiyya translation, english dictionary definition of rabia aladawiyya.
Rabia, sometimes called rabia of basra or rabia al basri, was born to a poor family in basra in what is now iraq. The conversation turned to the question of sincerity as they. 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. Gods servants will learn to see him without hope for reward or fear of punishment. But if i adore you for yourself alone, do not deny to me your eternal beauty. I am rabia al adawiyya and have been a professional raks sharqi belly dancer since the age of 14.
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. The story is told that her master one night woke up and saw a light shining above her head while she was praying. Rabia lived in basra in iraq in the second half of the 8th century ad. If i adore you out of desire for paradise, lock me out of paradise. Born in basra in the 8th century of an impoverished family, orphaned and sold into slavery, rabia al. Just say astagfirullah, the angels will cut the bad thing.
Rabia al adawiyya, une mystique musulmane du viiie. It is related that hasan basri, malik dinar, and shaqiq balkhi, god most high have mercy on them, went to visit rabia, god have mercy upon her. She is known in some parts of the world as, hazrat bibi rabia basri, rabia al basri or simply rabia basri. The family was so poor that there was no oil in the lamp even to light it. 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. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Rabia aladawiya synonyms, rabia aladawiya pronunciation, rabia aladawiya translation, english dictionary definition of rabia aladawiya. Sayyedah rabia aladawiyya alqaysiyya was born between 95 and 99 hijri in basra, iraaq. Thursday 3rd july 2014 this morning i again made my way up the mount of olives to the muslim chapel of the ascension. Rabia aladawiyya rabia aladawiyya libguides at mount. Her parents died of famine and she was sold into slavery.
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