Come, Come, Whoever You ARE
May 27, 2022
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Rabia of Basra
“Come, come, whoever you are,wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving,it doesn't matter.Ours is not a caravan of despair.Come, even if you have broken your vow a hundred times.Come, come again, come.”
Rumi: Jalaluddin Rumi was an ancient Persian scholar and Sufi master. Today he is recognized as one of the greatest poets who ever lived, due in part to how his words seem to speak to the divine
So, Rumi's poetry and writing is still to this day one of the most renowned poet and mystic.
Alas, Rumi's main inspiration was Rabia of Basra, 2oo years prior to his birth.
Rabi’a Basri is a classical example of how faith and love can set you free. She was the first female Sufi Saint of Islam, Rabia al-Adawiyya, also known as Rabi’a Basri. She made one of the greatest contributions towards the development of Sufism. She was a teacher of women as well as of men; a woman who called no man her master. Her reputation excels that of many Muslim men within the early days of Sufism Rabi’a was the fourth daughter of her extremely poor parents from Basra (Iraq). She was named Rabi’a as the word literally means fourth. After her parents died, she was sold into slavery. During the day she would do the master’s housework and at night she prayed. It is believed that one night her master saw a light surrounding her which left him captivated and in the morning he freed her. Thereafter, she paved her own way...................
https://feminisminindia.com/2018/10/10/rabia-basri-sufi-woman-feminist/

My Favorite Poem/writing of hers was: A Vase
A Vase -Rabia of Basra c. 717-801
I am always holding a priceless vase in my hands. If you asked me about the deeper truths of the path and I told you the answers, it would be like handing sacred relics to you. But most have their hands tied behind their back; that is, most are not free of events their eyes have seen and their ears have heard and their bodies have felt. Most cannot focus their abilities in the present, and might drop what I said. So I’ll wait;
I don’t mind waiting until your love for all
makes luminous the now.
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