One springtime Rabi’a entered a house, and did not come out. A follower said to her: ‘Come outside, and see the beauties of the creation.’ Rabi’a said: ‘Come inside, and see the creator. If you see the creator, you become too preoccupied to look at the creation.’
-Attar: Rabi'a
From "366 Readings From Islam," translated by Robert Van der Weyer. Copyright 2000. All rights reserved. Used with permission of John Hunt Publishing, United Kingdom.
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Ooh, I love Rabi’a! Thank you!
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