Sayyidah Rabi’a al-‘Adawiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her and elevate her rank) was an incredible figure in Islamic spirituality. Her love for the Divine and poetry is truly captivating. Thought I’d share some of her amazing poetry here, as she is a great inspiration for many of us no doubt.
” O God the stars are shining;
All eyes have closed in sleep;
The kings have locked their doors,
Each lover is alone, in secret, with the one he loves,
And I am here too; alone, hidden from all of them – With You”
“The true knower looks for a heart that comes from God alone.
As soon as it is given to him, he gives it back again
So that God can hold it hidden in His Mystery,
Safe from the tampering of human hands”
“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 —
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.”
“In love, nothing exists between heart and heart.
Speech is born out of longing,
True description from the real taste.
The one who tastes, knows;
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?”
“Let me hide in You
From everything that distracts me from You,
From everything that comes in my way
When I want to run to You.”
Subhan’Allah, may we aspire to be like Sayyida Rabi’a and follow in her footsteps by increasing our devotion and love for the Divine!
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May 20, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Peace
Assalamualykum,
It`s a excellent blog.Jazakumallahu khairaa .If you more info about
Sayyidah Rabi’a al-’Adawiyyah please share it with me.
Assalamualykum.
September 3, 2009 at 6:35 am
faith786
!!!!
Rabia Al-Adawiyah is one of my best friends! I just LOVE reading whatever she says. She is so beautiful! May Allah raise her rank and may I be with her in the akhirah!
September 3, 2009 at 7:18 am
faith786
Can I put this on my blog and reference you?
September 3, 2009 at 1:16 pm
sidramushtaq
Hey salams…
Of course you may put this up on your blog- it’s barakah from Allah! 🙂
Love and peace,
SM
April 22, 2011 at 7:47 am
Jalaludin Mohammed Akbar
Assalamualykum
Sayyidah Rabi’a al-’Adawiyyah (ra) is and will be my lifelong role model as was our beautiful mothers ‘Umme Khatija-ul-Kubra (ra)’…
…the first for the immense she had for Our Beloved Lord and the latter for the incredible love she had for the Prince of Mankind Mohammed (pbuh).
‘Oh how I wish I could be blessed with their beautiful character and attributes’.
Wasalams