“O God, if I worship You for fear of Hell, burn me in Hell; if I worship You in hope of Paradise, exclude me from Paradise.”

— Rabia al-Adawiyya · Love quote

Sufi saint · 713 – 801

Muslim saint and Sufi mystic of Basra, one of the earliest voices of divine love in Islamic mysticism.

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