By lessan | Published:
November 16, 2006
When the time came that Rabe’a should die, those attending her deathbed left the room and closed the door. Then a voice was heard saying, O soul at peace, return unto thy Lord, well-pleased! A time passed and no sound came from the room, so they opened the door and found that she had given [...]
By lessan | Published:
November 16, 2006
A leading scholar of Basra visited Rabe’a on her sickbed. Sitting beside her pillow, he reviled the world. “You love the world very dearly,” Rabe’a commented. “If you did not love the world, you would not make mention of it so much. It is always the purchaser who disparages the wares. If you were done [...]
By lessan | Published:
November 16, 2006
Once Rabe’a fasted for a whole week, neither eating nor sleeping. All night she was occupied with praying. Her hunger passed all bounds. A visitor entered her house bringing a bowl of food. Rabe’a accepted it and went to fetch a lamp. She returned to find that the cat had spilled the bowl. “I will [...]
By lessan | Published:
November 14, 2006
Two notables of the Faith came to visit Rabe’a, and both were hungry. “It may be that she will give us food,” they said to each other. “Her food is bound to come from a lawful source.” When they sat down there was a napkin with two loaves laid before them. They were well content. [...]
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By lessan | Published:
November 14, 2006
Rabe’a Basri, 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. The date of her death is given variously as 135 (752) and 185 (801). To her, a [...]