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jibrildazhi: In love, nothing
exists between
heart and heart.
'Rabia al Basri
travelanita1: 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.
Rabia al Basri♥️
-- from Doorkeeper of the Heart
SaimaZaman13: In love, nothing exists between heart and heart.
'Rabia al Basri
Amethystress: O Allah, I can't live in this world
Without remembering You--
How can I endure the next world
Without seeing Your face?
I am a stranger in Your country
And lonely among Your worshippers:
This is the substance of my complaint.
- Rabia al Basri
HGhausiya: sayyidina mowlana jalaluddin Rumi rehmatullah alaih said
when you do a mistake ask forgiveness and
move on
don't spoil time in thinking about the sin( how,why,bad /etc).
The lover of Allah subhanawatala Haq subhanahoo maa Rabia-al-basri said
when guilt of performing a sin
__Suhail6: Ironic, but one of the most intimate acts of our body is death.
~Rabia al Basri
Maryamhasnaa: My Lord, Each love is now alone with his beloved. And I am alone with You.
—-Rabia al Basri
Aarafzabeers: What mother would lose her infant – and we are that to God, never lost from His gaze are we? Every cry of the heart is attended by light’s own arms.
Rabia al Basri
mariostenella: ”If I adore You out of fear of Hell, burn me in Hell!
If I adore you out of desire for Paradise,
Lock me out of Paradise.
But if I adore you for Yourself alone,
Do not deny to me Your eternal beauty.”
~ Rabia al Basri
UsamaSaahib: Hazrat Rabia-al-Basri was asked: "Do you love God?"
She answered: "Yes."
"Do you hate the devil?"
She said: "No."
"Why not?"
She answered: "My love for God leaves me no time to hate the devil."
image: S.A.Noory.
inezgusa01: Paper accepted. Hoping to return to Boston, ten years after my last conference there.
Paper Title: Medieval women circumventing patriarchal frameworks: a feminist comparative study of the lives and works of Rabi'a al-'adawiyya al-Qaysiyya (Rabia Basri) and Catherine of Siena.
Dayamaitreya1: I carry a torch in one hand
And a bucket of water with the other
With these things, I will set fire to Heaven
And put out the flames of Hell
So that no one worship God
Out of fear of Hell
Or greed of Heaven.
~ Rabia al Basri ~
ihamzausman: O God! 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. But if I worship You for Your Own sake, grudge me not Your everlasting Beauty.
-Rabia Al Basri
opus125: “How long will you keep pounding on an open door
Begging for someone to open it?”
-Rabia al Basri
ammunaa__: "The lover of God will cry and weep until he finds rest in the Beloved's embrace".
- Rabia-al- Basri
VilafQadri: Once a person asked an aalim 'could a male teacher teach my daughter' the aalim replied if the book was quran & the teacher was Umar ibn Khattab RA and the student was Rabia al Basri and the place is makkah still it is not permissible.
AnjumNisar8: so naturally it will nurse itself the best it can. My eye kept telling me, "Something is missing from all I see."
So I went in search of the cure.
The cure for it was His Beauty.
The remedy, for me, was to love.
-- Rabia al Basri (translation by Daniel Ladinsky)
JihadiJew: A man once prayed "Ya Rabb, open the doors!" Rabia al Basri overheard and said to the man "And who told you the doors were ever closed?"
We simply forget to knock. What is prayer but knocking on the door of our Creator?
JihadiJew: My thought before midnight prayers..
If I adore You out of fear of Hell, burn me in Hell!
If I adore you out of desire for Paradise,
Lock me out of Paradise.
But if I adore you for Yourself alone,
Do not deny to me Your eternal beauty.
-Rabia Al Basri
Litalangel: A man once prayed "Ya Rabb, open the doors!" Rabia al Basri overheard and said to the man "And who told you the doors were ever closed?"
We simply forget to knock. The doors are always open to those who are ready...
okayysorryy: The ascetic Sufi saint Rabia Al Basri performed Hajj all alone on her emaciated donkey. If people would care to just look into their own history......
joellemw98: If I Adore You
If I adore You out of fear of Hell, burn me in Hell!
If I adore you out of desire for Paradise,
Lock me out of Paradise.
But if I adore you for Yourself alone,
Do not deny to me Your eternal beauty.
- Rabia al Basri
BandoHorn: “If I Adore You
If I adore You out of fear of Hell, burn me in Hell!
If I adore you out of desire for Paradise,
Lock me out of Paradise.
But if I adore you for Yourself alone,
Do not deny to me Your eternal beauty.”
― Rabia al Basri
rijayusufzay: The one who tastes, knows;
the one who explains, lies.
- Reality, Rabia al - Basri
Maryamhasnaa: O my Lord,
If I worship You
From fear of Hell,
Burn me in Hell
And if I worship You,
From hope of Paradise,
Exclude me from Paradise.
But if I worship You,
For Your own sake,
Do not withhold from me
Your Eternal Beauty
- rabia al Basri
_saram_92: Since no one really knows anything about God, those who think they do are just troublemakers.
~Rabia al Basri
Aarafzabeers: The real work is in the heart. Wake up your heart !
Because when the heart is fully awake then it needs no friends.
Rabia al Basri
MosebiOluyomi: The real work is in the heart. Wake up your heart !
Because when the heart is fully awake then it needs no friends.
~Rabia al Basri❤️
__Siinner: The real work is in the heart. Wake up your heart !
Because when the heart is fully awake then it needs no friends.
~Rabia al Basri❤️
Mukhtar_555: " Brothers, my peace is
in my aloneness.
My Beloved is alone
with me
there, always.
I have found nothing in all
the worlds
That could match His Love,
This Love
that narrows the sands
of my desert. "
- Rabia al- Basri <3
shockinghuman: "If I adore You out of fear of Hell, burn me in Hell!
If I adore you out of desire for Paradise,
Lock me out of Paradise.
But if I adore you for Yourself alone,
Do not deny to me Your eternal beauty."
― Rabia al Basri
kkpujari: Good Night
" Your hope in my heart
is the rarest treasure,
Your name on my tongue
is the sweetest word,
My choicest hours
Are the hours
I spend ... with You. "
- Rabia al- Basri
MariaSartaj: “O Allah! 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.
But if I worship You for Your Own sake,
grudge me not Your everlasting Beauty.’
-Rabia al Basri, 8th century Sufi mystic.
QUlMlCA: If I adore You out of fear of Hell,
Burn me in Hell!
If I adore you out of desire for Paradise,
Lock me out of Paradise!
But if I adore you for Yourself alone,
Do not deny to me Your eternal beauty
Rabia al Basri
KashmiriKehwa13: May Allah steal from you All that steals you from Him..*
| RABIA AL BASRI |
Maryamhasnaa: The great Sufi Mystic Rabia Al Basri was once asked, if I take a step towards God will God take a step towards me. She said no, first God takes a step towards you and then you take a step towards God. In Sufism we call this the turning of the Heart.
zubairMalik7334: “O Allah! 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.
But if I worship You for Your Own sake,
grudge me not Your everlasting Beauty.’
- - Rabia al Basri,
chevvy786: "If I worship you for fear of Hell, burn me in Hell" - Rabia al Basri
theabhayk: "The language of love is silence,
Speech is born out of longing,
The one who tastes, knows;
the one who explains, lies...."
~ Rabia al Basri
Binarycode_0101: "I swear that ever since the first day
You brought me back to life,
The day You became my Friend,
I have not slept
And even if you drive me from your door
I swear again that we will never be
separated
Because You are alive in my
HEART"
Rabia al Basri
universalgtk: Absolutely. Rabia Al Basri was radical in that way, one of the earliest Sufis and a woman to boot.
CodieBot: You destroy your potential. —-Rabia al Basri.
noone5890: Hazrat Rabia al Basri was once asked: Do you love God? She replied :"Yes". Do you hate devil? She said "No".
Why Not?
She answered:My love for God leaves me no time to hate the devil.
MrSanjayKhatri: If I adore You out of fear of Hell, burn me in Hell!
If I adore you out of desire for Paradise,
Lock me out of Paradise.
But if I adore you for Yourself alone,
Do not deny to me Your eternal beauty.
-Rabia al Basri
okayysorryy: Also fun fact: the 714 CE Sufi saint Rabia Al Basri went for hajj on a donkey all by herself. The most devoted Sufi woman in history, relied on no man but Allah to protect her.
mohsin1195: If I Worship You
If I worship You out of fear of Hell, burn me in Hell!
If I worship you out of desire for Paradise,
Lock me out of Paradise.
But if I worship you for Yourself alone,
Do not deny to me Your eternal beauty.
Hazrat Rabia al Basri R A
alvi_shakil: “When I speak, my every word speaks of You.
When I am silent, I ache for You.”
Hazrat Rabia Al Basri ✨♥️
readmysoul: Have wings that feared ever
touched the Sun?
I was born when all I once
feared - I could
love.
Rabia Al Basri
leonbakhan: She was the teacher of famous North African traveller Ibn Battuta.
AnuragBaveja: Dear God
If I worship you for fear of hell, burn me in hell
If I worship you for want of heaven, exclude me from heaven
However
If I worship you for your sake and only your sake alone
Do NOT withhold from me your Eternal beauty
- intention of a prayer from Rabia Al Basri
noorussama4: there’s something about lady rabia al basri’s & fatima of Cordoba’s love for Allah (may Allah have mercy on their souls) to love Allah & not want anything in return idk about anyone but thats definitely the purest form of love
mariostenella: ”If I adore You out of fear of Hell, burn me in Hell!
If I adore you out of desire for Paradise,
Lock me out of Paradise.
But if I adore you for Yourself alone,
Do not deny to me Your eternal beauty.”
~ Rabia al Basri
mariostenella: “How long will you keep pounding on an open door,
Begging for someone to open it?”
~ Rabia al Basri
sanjabh: The source of my suffering and loneliness is deep in my heart .
This is a disease no doctor can cure.Only union with the friend
can cure it.
Rabia-al-Basri
Dayamaitreya1: I carry a torch in one hand
And a bucket of water with the other
With these things, I will set fire to Heaven
And put out the flames of Hell
So that no one worship God
Out of fear of Hell
Or greed of Heaven.
~ Rabia al Basri ~
uzzzaaaiiirrr: My peace is in my aloneness.
My Beloved is alone with me there, always.
- Rabia al- Basri
doctorinhostel: My peace is in my aloneness.
My Beloved is alone with me there, always.
- Rabia al- Basri
sanjabh: Steadfast friend,
You have hewn me
through and through!
When I speak, my every word
speaks of You.
And when silent,
silently I ache for You.
Rabia-Al-Basri
basit_ali1084: Ironic, but one of the most intimate acts of our body is
Death
Rabia Al Basri
greenestgardann: oh my lord , if i worship you from fear of hell , burn me in hell 〰️ if i workship you from hope of paradise bar me from the gate , but if i worship you for yourself alone , grant me then the beauty of your face - rabia al basri
_Takhayyul: The doors of Kings are bolted now and guarded by soldiers.
Your Door is open to all who call upon You.
My Lord,
Each love is now alone with his beloved.
And I am alone with You.
~ Rabia al Basri
_Takhayyul: Your hope in my heart is the rarest treasure
Your Name on my tongue is the sweetest word
My choicest hours
Are the hours I spend with You –
~ Rabia al Basri
FaustianBeast: the one who explains, lies.
How can you describe the true form of Something
In whose presence you are blotted out?
And in whose being you still exist?
And who lives as a sign for your journey?"
- Reality, Rabia Al Basri
Ammara_TG: " Do not allow anyone
to oppress
.... your soul. "
- Rabia al- Basri <3
UshaVishwakarma: " Do not allow anyone
to oppress
.... your soul. "
Rabia al- Basri
asiya_dr: If I adore You out of fear of Hell, burn me in Hell!
If I adore you out of desire for Paradise,
Lock me out of Paradise.
But if I adore you for Yourself alone,
Do not deny to me Your eternal beauty.
~Rabia al Basri
_mr_yeet: "If I adore You out of fear of Hell, burn me in Hell!
If I adore you out of desire for Paradise,
Lock me out of Paradise.
But if I adore you for Yourself alone,
Do not deny to me Your eternal beauty."
~Rabia al Basri
yasirnisar: Yet is the praise not mine in this or that,
But the praise is to Thee in both that and this.
-
~ Rabia al Basri
ArunKum38053152: And whose being you still exist ?
And who lives as a sign of
your journey?
'REALITY '
Rabia Al Adawiyya
aka Hazrat Bibi Rabia Basri
FaustianBeast: "Without You — my Life, my Love —
I would never have wandered across these endless countries.
You have poured out so much grace for me,
Done me so many favors, given me so many gifts —
I look everywhere for Your love —
Then suddenly I am filled with it."
– Rabia al Basri,
Surrenderedx: Rabia Al Basri May Allah be pleased with her) –❤️❤️❤️
O my Lord,
if I worship you from fear of hell, burn me in hell.
If I worship you from hope of Paradise, bar me from its gates.
But if I worship you for yourself alone, grant me then the beauty of your Face....
EduBrendan: In that reflection, someone shared this poem with me. It's called "Die before you die" by Rabia al Basri:
"Ironic, but one of the most intimate acts
of our body is
death.
So beautiful appeared my death - knowing who then I would kiss,
I died a thousand times before I died.
akhenaten93: You got Rabia Basri whose a saint, Fatima Al Fihri. We don’t actually give out sainthood, if we did there’d be thousands
Maryamhasnaa: “My Lord,
Each love is now alone with his beloved.
And I am alone with You”
—Rabia al Basri
_Shafaqshahid: Allah,
.....But if I worship you
for yourself alone, grant me then the beauty of your Face.
~Rabia al Basri
Surrenderedx: If I Adore You...
If I adore You out of fear of Hell, burn me in Hell!
If I adore You out of desire for Paradise,
Lock me out of Paradise.
But if I adore You for Yourself alone,
Do not deny to me Your eternal beauty.
Rabia al Basri
aadilumar06: "He does not refuse sustenance to the one who speaks ill of Him. How then could He refuse sustenance to the one whose soul is over flowing with love for Him. "
~Rabia Al Basri~
Sufi_Path: Renunciation of the world is followed by peace; its desire brings sorrow. Restrain your desires and discipline your self. [Rabia al Basri)
milagrodegracia: “Without You — my Life, my Love —
I would have never wandered across these endless countries. You have poured out so much grace for me, done me so many favors, given me so many gifts.
I look everywhere for Your love —
then suddenly I am filled with it.”
— Rabia al Basri
myoffwhitecouch: While It is said that if Hazrata Rabia al Basri was to teach religious matters and Hazrat Hassan al Basri was the student, khalwa wouldn’t be allowed even then ! رضي الله عنهم
SubhanAllah .
_Pilgrim___: If I Adore You
If I adore You out of fear of Hell, burn me in Hell!
If I adore you out of desire for Paradise,
Lock me out of Paradise.
But if I adore you for Yourself alone,
Do not deny to me Your eternal beauty.
Rabia al Basri
IqraMir50722222: If I Adore You
If I adore You out of fear of Hell, burn me in Hell!
If I adore you out of desire for Paradise,
Lock me out of Paradise.
But if I adore you for Yourself alone,
Do not deny to me Your eternal beauty.
Rabia al Basri♥️
Carlolight: I was born when all I once
feared - I could
love.”
― Rabia al Basri
Kavitaminss: If I adore You out of fear of Hell, burn me in Hell!
If I adore you out of desire for Paradise,
Lock me out of Paradise.
But if I adore you for Yourself alone,
Do not deny to me Your eternal beauty.”
― Rabia al Basri
The_Sarah_Khan: I heard all our wishes will be fulfilled in Jannah. My wish would be:
1. To meet Rasool Allah (PBUH) & Ahle Bait, Umm ul Momineen, Khulfa e Rashideen, Sahabas; Especially Khalid Ibn e Walid (RA), Hazrath Bilal (RA), Hazrath Aasiya, Hazrath Sumayya, Rabia Al Basri & Moosa (A.S)♥️
kkpujari: Good Night
" Your hope in my heart
is the rarest treasure,
Your name on my tongue
is the sweetest word,
My choicest hours
Are the hours
I spend ... with You. "
- Rabia al- Basri
ZairaAzhar: Hazrat Rabia-Al-Basri was once asked, "How did you attain that which you have attained?"
"By often praying, 'I take refuge in You, O Allah, from everything that distracts me from You, and from every obstacle that prevents me from reaching You.'
HabibaMushtaq05: “ If I adore You out of fear of hell, burn me in hell.
If I adore You out of desire for Paradise, lock me
out of Paradise.
But if I adore You for Yourself alone, do not deny
to me Your external beauty.”
Hazrat Rabia Al Basri ❣️
ResonanceGarden: "Your prayers are your light;
Your devotion is your strength.
Your life is the only opportunity that life can give you.
If you ignore it, if you waste it,
You will only turn to dust."
— Rabia Al Basri
AnuragBaveja: "O my Lord, if I worship You because of Fear of Hell,
then burn me in Hell;
If I worship You because I desire Paradise,
then exclude me from Paradise;
But if I worship You for Yourself alone,
Withhold from me Not,
Your Eternal Beauty.
- Rabia al Basri
AnuragBaveja: "O Lord, if I worship You because of Fear of Hell,
then burn me in Hell;
If I worship You because I desire Paradise,
then exclude me from Paradise;
But if I worship You for Yourself alone,
then deny me not your Eternal Beauty"
- Rabia al Basri
Eid Mubarak friends
joypainlovewrit: In fear of love I forgot to die,
In fear of touching the sun
I forgot to fly,
In fear of life I forgot to live
-Rabia al-Basri-
theabhayk: "The language of love is silence,
Speech is born out of longing,
The one who tastes, knows;
the one who explains, lies...."
~ Rabia al Basri
chaiandpieco: may god forgive the total lack of sincerity in my plea, when I say, “god forgive me"
-rabia al basri
umerath: Die before you die | Hazrat Rabia Al Basri
Zee16089: O my Lord,
If I worship You
From fear of Hell,
Burn me in Hell
And if I worship You,
From hope of Paradise,
Exclude me from Paradise.
But if I worship You,
For Your own sake,
Do not withhold from me
Your Eternal Beauty
- rabia al Basri
_Shafaqshahid: "Your prayers are your light;
Your devotion is your strength;
Sleep is the enemy of both.
Your life is the only opportunity that life can give you.
If you ignore it, if you waste it,
You will only turn to dust."
Then the young girl disappeared.
Rabia al Basri
n/n
kashanazad65: If I Adore You
If I adore You out of fear of Hell, burn me in Hell!
If I adore you out of desire for Paradise,
Lock me out of Paradise.
But if I adore you for Yourself alone,
Do not deny to me Your eternal beauty.
Rabia al Basri
kanizfa96015553: What mother would lose her infant – and we are that to God,
never lost from His gaze are we?- Rabia Al Basri
