One of the earliest mystics in Islam, Rabi‘a was born near Basra, in Iraq. (The area has changed a bit since her day.) She died in AD 801 on the Mount of Olives, overlooking Jerusalem.
“I seek forgiveness from God for my lack of sincerity when I seek the forgiveness of God.”
Rabi‘a al-‘Adawiyya
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