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First among Sufis : the life and thought of Rabia al-Adawiyya, the woman saint of Basra / by Widad El Sakkakini ; translated by Nabil Safwat ; infroduction by Dories Lessing.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: London : The Octagon Press, ©1982.Description: vii, 85 pages ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780863040887
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BP80. R3.
Contents:
Contents: Introduction—I. The Star of Rabia—II. The city of Basra—III. The time of Rabia—IV. Among the God-intoxicated men and women—V. Rabia makes the pilgrimage—VI. From an ascetic into a Sufi—VII. The loving of God—VIII. From slave to holy woman—IX. Rabia’s end.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University BP80.R3.E47 1982 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Donated by (ISF). 3ACKU000375567
Total holds: 0

“First published 1982 ; first paperback edition 2009”—reverse of title page.

Translation of: Ashiqah al-mutaṣawwifah.

Contents: Introduction—I. The Star of Rabia—II. The city of Basra—III. The time of Rabia—IV. Among the God-intoxicated men and women—V. Rabia makes the pilgrimage—VI. From an ascetic into a Sufi—VII. The loving of God—VIII. From slave to holy woman—IX. Rabia’s end.

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