Rabia Basri
717 - 801
5
Quotes
Biography
Rabia Basri was an early Sufi mystic and saint known for her profound devotion to God and her poetry expressing divine love. Born in the 8th century in Basra, Iraq, she dedicated her life to spiritual pursuit and renunciation of worldly desires. Rabia Basri's teachings emphasized the path of unconditional love for God and highlighted the importance of inner spiritual transformation over exterior rituals.
Famous Quotes (5)
1
O God! If I worship You for fear of Hell, burn me in Hell, and if I worship You in hope of Paradise, exclude me from Paradise. But if I worship You for Your Own sake, grudge me not Your everlasting Beauty.
2
I carry a torch in one hand and a bucket of water in the other: with these things I am going to set fire to Heaven and put out the flames of Hell, so that voyagers to God can rip the veils and see the real goal.
3
The true seeker looks for the truth in everyone.
4
My peace is in solitude, My Beloved is alone with me.
5
I wish that the one that I love would cause me to lose everything and everyone, so that I might find true freedom.