Rabia Basri Quotes

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 Thee for Thine own sake, withhold not thine everlasting beauty.

Rabia Basri

Spiritual, Wisdom, Religion

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The real work is in the Heart:
Wake up your Heart! Because when the heart is completely awake,
Then it needs no Friend.

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Inspirational, Friends, Wise

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May Allah steal from you All that steals you from Him.

Rabia Basri

God, Wisdom, Religious

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Since no one really knows anything about God, those who think they do are just troublemakers.

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Atheist, Thinking, Religion

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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.

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Wisdom, Prayer, Islamic

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Great doubt will eventually lead to great awakening.

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Doubt, Awakening, Awareness

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Eyes are at rest, the stars are setting.
Hushed are the stirrings of birds in their nests,
Of monsters in the ocean.

You are the Just who knows no change,
The Balance that can never swerve,
The Eternal which never passes away.

The doors of Kings are bolted now and guarded by soldiers.
Your Door is open to all who call upon You.

Each love is now alone with his beloved.
And I am alone with You.

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Wisdom, Kings, Stars

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O my Lord, whatever share of this world You have bestowed on me, bestow it to my enemies, and whatever share of the next world You have for me, give it to my friends. You are enough for me.

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Wisdom, Islamic, Giving

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How long will you keep pounding on an open door Begging for someone to open it?

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Wisdom, Islamic, Doors

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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 God, I can't live in this world
Without remembering You

Rabia Basri

Wisdom, Islamic, Heart

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A leading scholar of Basra visited Rabi'a al-Adawiyya while she was ill.
ting beside her pillow, the scholar spoke about how terrible the world was. In reply, Rabi`a told him:
"You love the world very dearly. If you did not love the world, you would not mention it so much. It is always the purchaser who first disparages what he wants to buy. If you were done with the world, you would not mention it either for good or evil. As it is, you keep mentioning it because, as the proverb says, whoever loves a thing mentions it frequently."

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Wisdom, Islamic, Evil

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True devotion is for itself: not to desire heaven nor to fear hell.

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Wisdom, Islamic, Heaven

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I love Allah: I have no time left in which to hate the devil.

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Wisdom, Hate, Islamic

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If I repent now will God forgive me?
No, but if God forgives you, you will repent.

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Forgive Me, Forgiving, Repent

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I seek forgiveness from Allah for the lack of my sincerity when I say I seek the forgiveness of Allah

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Wisdom, Islamic, Sincerity

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I will not serve Allah like a laborer, in expectation of my wages.

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Wisdom, Islamic, Expectations

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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 Basri

Wisdom, Islamic, Soul

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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

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Wisdom, Islamic, Heart

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Stay close by the door, if you desire all beauty
And leave aside sleep, if you wish to arrive
And make of the spirit your first place of account
To the beloved, whose lights shine as from gold
All of them worship out of fear of the fire ï¿½
And consider deliverance abundant good fortune -
Or, so they may dwell in the gardens, and reach
To the meadows of paradise, and there drink from its rivers
Of gardens or fire I have no opinion
I seek no exchange for my dearest love

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Wisdom, Islamic, Sleep

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You know of the how, but I know of the how-less.

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Knows

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How many gifts and graces You have given me! How many favors You have fed me from your hand! I look for your love in all directions, then suddenly its blessing burns in me.

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Gratitude, Blessing, Hands

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O Beloved of Hearts, I beseech only You. Have pity this day on those who turn to You. My Hope, my Rest, my Delight, this heart can love none other but You.

Rabia Basri

Wisdom, Islamic, Heart

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O Allah,
You know that the only thing I want in this life
Is to be obedient to Your command.
Even the living sight of my eyes
Is service at your court

Rabia Basri

Wisdom, Islamic, Eye

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It is reported from the famous worshiper Rabi'ah al-Adawiyya (radiAllahu anha) that she said: "I have never heard the adhaan except that I remember the caller who will announce the Day of Resurrection, and I never see the falling snow except that I imagine the flying pages of the records of peoples deeds (on that day), and I never see swarms of locusts except that I think about the Great Gathering on the Last Day."

Rabia Basri

Wisdom, Fall, Islamic

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O Lord...
Once I wanted You so much
I didn't even dare walk past Your house-
And now
I am not even worthy to be let in

Rabia Basri

Wisdom, Islamic, Past

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