Command Quote by Rabia Basri

Stay close by the door, if you desire all beauty And leave aside sleep, if you wish to arrive And make of the spirit…

— Rabia Basri

O my Lord, whatever share of this world You have bestowed on me, bestow it to my enemies, and whatever share of the next…

— Rabia Basri

Your hope in my heart is the rarest treasure Your Name on my tongue is the sweetest word My choicest hours Are the hours…

— Rabia Basri

I swear that ever since the first day You brought me back to life, The day You became my Friend, I have not slept…

— Rabia Basri

Great doubt will eventually lead to great awakening.

— Rabia Basri

O Beloved of Hearts, I beseech only You. Have pity this day on those who turn to You. My Hope, my Rest, my Delight,…

— Rabia Basri

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…

— Rabia Basri

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

— Rabia Basri

Your prayers are your light; Your devotion is your strength; Sleep is the enemy of both. Your life is the only opportunity that life…

— Rabia Basri

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

— Rabia Basri

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

— Rabia Basri

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…

— Rabia Basri