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. Le ton est le mme dans le journal promilitaire alyoum alsabeh, dont. Rabia basri rabe a al adawiya rabia bint esmail al adawiya, 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. Le ton est le mme dans le journal promilitaire al youm al sabeh, dont. Sufi literature, in local traditions, songs, movies, and even a television. If you want to know the story behind the rabiha al adawiya square in cairo, this is the film to watch. Leila ahmed, who argues that rabia lived a free life, retaining full control and legal. Rabia aladawiya synonyms, rabia aladawiya pronunciation, rabia aladawiya translation, english dictionary definition of rabia aladawiya. Tales of rabia al adawiyya the great female muslim sufi saint from basra. But if i adore you for yourself alone, do not deny to me your eternal beauty. I am eating the bread of this world and doing the work of that world. 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. For example, her work is full of orientalist bias against what she.
It is always the purchaser who first disparages what he wants to buy. Though she had many offers of marriage, and tradition has it one even from the amir of basra, she refused them as she had no time in her life for anything other. Voor een betere mubi ervaring, update jouw browser. Sayyedah rabia al adawiyya al qaysiyya was born between 95 and 99 hijri in basra, iraaq. Egyptian drama films nabila obaid arab history dawn o. There is a famous instance of three sufi masters visiting rabia al adawiyya when she fell ill. Sufyani sevri ve haseni basri hazretlerini feyziyle bereketlendirendir. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. One of them, rabiah binti ismail of syria was given a high position by sufis. 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. If it had to be summarized in a single sentence who rabia albasri was, the following statement would come quite close.
The following instance is extracted from tazkiratul awliya, memorial of the saints of shaykh farid uddin attar r. Though she had many offers of marriage, and tradition has it one even from the amir of basra, she refused them as she had no time in. A beautiful poem written by rabia al adawiyya also known by rabia basri, and sang in the melodious voice of munshid othman al rashidi. I love to perform, teach, and create beautiful costumes from scratch for myself, and other belly dancers, and exoctic dancers too. She was born in basra, and is therefore also called rabia albasri arabic. The life of rabia aladawiyya is the subject of many legends and stories. Rabia aladawiya definition of rabia aladawiya by the. It was named after the 8thcentury sufi saint rabia aladawiya. Rabia al adawiyya the source of my suffering and loneliness is deep in my heart. But many spiritual stories are associated with her and what we can glean about her is reality merged with legend. Tales of rabia aladawiyya the great female muslim sufi saint from basra.
The film is based on the life of the female muslim saint rabia basri. She rules on the hearts of hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Rabia, like so many saints in the various religious traditions, recognized the organic unity between the transcendent and immanent realms. The agricultural season in south asia in which rain is scarce and only irrigated crops are grown, with crops sown in.
The life and thought of rabia aladawiyya the woman saint of basra. If you want to know the story behind the rabiha al. Tales of rabia aladawiyya the great female muslim sufi. Her parents died of famine and she was sold into slavery. 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.
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. I am rabia al adawiyya and have been a professional raks sharqi belly dancer since the age of 14. 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. This morning i again made my way up the mount of olives to the muslim chapel of the ascension. 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. Tales of rabia aladawiyya the great female muslim sufi saint from basra muhammad vandestra on. The date of her death is given variously as 5 752 and 185 801. If you did not love the world, you would not mention it so much. In a sufi narrative, sufi leader hasan albasri explained, i passed one whole night and day with rabia. A leading scholar of basra visited rabia aladawiyya while she was ill.
A great production in the heydays of egyptian cinema, this. Rabia, sometimes called rabia of basra or rabia al basri, was born to a poor family in basra in what is now iraq. The story is told that her master one night woke up and saw a light shining above her head while she was praying. 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. A beautiful poem written by rabia aladawiyya also known by rabia basri, and sang in the melodious voice of munshid othman al rashidi. She was the fourth daughter of her family and therefore named rabia, meaning fourth. 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. This page was last edited on 9 october 2019, at 20. You are currently browsing the category archive for the rabia aladawiyyah category. Watch films on bfi player tickets bfi southbank tickets bfi imax tickets.
Hazrat rabia aladawiyya alqaysiyya 801 ce also known as rabiah albasri is considered to be the first female sufi saint of islam, the first in a rabi. Rabia aladawiyya synonyms, rabia aladawiyya pronunciation, rabia aladawiyya translation, english dictionary definition of rabia aladawiyya. The family was so poor that there was no oil in the lamp even to light it. Rabia aladawiyya, iraqi sufi saint of divine love video. Another woman of this time was muadha aladawiyya, who was known for her humility. Nearby is a tomb said to be that of rabia aladawiyya, a very famous muslim mystic who promoted the idea of love for god. The conversation turned to the question of sincerity as they.
The god who is invisibly present and transcendent is also the god who is visibly immanent and present. Oct 15, 20 if it had to be summarized in a single sentence who rabia albasri was, the following statement would come quite close. 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. I will not serve allah like a laborer, in anticipation of wages rabia adawiyya popularly known as rabia basri. Tales of rabia aladawiyya the great female muslim sufi saint. Its is a unique love song for the true love of her life, her creator allah swt. After watching the movie, i visited the imdb and i found out that his previous movie was the excellent cronicas, whose skilled balance of fiction and ecuadorian reality served for portraying an incisive message about the media and the manipulation of the masses. Mar 09, 2015 rabia aladawiyyah and the three aqtab march 9, 2015 by seeker of beautiful in islam, pious predecessors. Rabia aladawiyya definition of rabia aladawiyya by.
That life rhythm of full to empty, empty to full, like a tidal current working together they carry us out to sea when we let it. Rabia aladawiya definition of rabia aladawiya by the free. 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. The contribution of rabia aladawiyyah in sufism jaihoon. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. If i adore you if i adore you out of fear of hell, burn me in hell. Thursday 3rd july 2014 this morning i again made my way up the mount of olives to the muslim chapel of the ascension.
A selfish one and another way that is worthy of you. 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. If i adore you out of desire for paradise, lock me out of paradise. Sayyedah rabia aladawiyya alqaysiyya was born between 95 and 99 hijri in basra, iraaq. 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.
Rabia basri simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In that other love, you lift the veil and let me feast my eyes on your living face. Rabia al adawiya synonyms, rabia al adawiya pronunciation, rabia al adawiya translation, english dictionary definition of rabia al adawiya. She is known in some parts of the world as, hazrat bibi rabia basri, rabia al basri or simply rabia basri. With nabila ebeid, farid shawqi, salwa mohamed ali, ibrahim emarah.
Just drag the mouse to the direction you want to look. 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. Louis johnson on bass introduced by his brother george. Prayer should bring us to an altar where no walls or names exist. 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. Gems from rihla 2011 shaykh hamza yusuf part 2 september 18, 2011 in allah. The life and thought of rabia al adawiyya the woman saint of basra. Tales of rabia aladawiyya the great female muslim sufi saint from basra vandestra, muhammad on. Rabia was the fourth daughter of her family and was therefore named rabia, which is derived from the number four. 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. Prayer attributed to rabia source for information on rabia al adawiyya. Rabia aladawiya was asked how do you know if someone is content with allahs decree.
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