Rabi‘a al-‘Adawiyya of Basra (AD 717 to AD 801) was a great early mystic of Islam. Here are four passages from her: O God! if I worship Thee in fear of Hell, burn me in Hell; and if I worship Thee in hope of Paradise, exclude me from Paradise; but if I worship
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Published on June 12, 2016 09:16