(Public domain CIA map)
“O God! If I worship Thee from 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!”
Rabi‘a al-‘Adawiyya of Basra (d. AD 801)
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